Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday, Reuters reports. There was no immediate reaction from Ukraine. “Based on humanitarian considerations … the Russian side announces an Easter truce. I…
China’s foreign ministry has dismissed as “groundless” the accusation by Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the country had been supplying weapons to Russia, The Guardian reports. The comments, made at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Friday, came a day after the Ukrainian president said China was supplying weapons to Russia, including gunpowder and artillery,…
Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday (April 18) on the eve of a second round of talks with the Trump administration, Reuters reports. “If they demonstrate seriousness of intent and do not…
