Moscow’s move may pave the way for something bigger, pundits say, while others see it as a ruse to win Donald Trump’s favor Multiple pundits and commentators, Western, Russian and those from further afield, have offered their takes on the Easter truce in the Ukraine conflict, which was unilaterally declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin
Photo: AP KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Putin announcing the surprise truce.The 30-hour truce starting Saturday evening to mark the religious holiday would
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Hungary’s parliament building as seen from Buda Castle, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved his office to. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR BUDAPEST, Hungary — Atop a cobblestone hill overlooking the Danube River and the medieval lanes of Budapest, tour groups surround a changing of the guard ceremony in front of
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As people take a break for the Easter holiday, in the Gaza Strip there is no respite from the 18-month-long war with Israel. Gaza has a tiny Christian community of Greek Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Evangelicals, and Anglicans. For Ramez al-Souri, the pain is unimaginable. His three children were killed by an Israeli airstrike, on an
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government. She was pardoned after she kept fainting in her cell from a brain tumor diagnosed during pretrial detention. “I was literally brought to the penal colony in a wheelchair,
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary “Easter truce” in the three-year conflict in Ukraine that will last until midnight Sunday. “On humanitarian grounds, today from 6 p.m. to midnight from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side announces an Easter truce,” Putin said in a televised statement released by the Kremlin. The statement has
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A high-speed freeway confrontation in Utah has landed a 27-year-old man in jail after he allegedly tried to run a Tesla off the road in what police described as a deliberate and dangerous act of road rage. Oscar Fayani was arrested Friday morning after Utah Highway Patrol troopers say he intentionally hit a Tesla while
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Meenakshi Raghavan Meenakshi Raghavan is possibly the oldest woman in the world to practise and teach Kalaripayattu An 82-year-old woman who teaches the ancient Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu says she has no plans to retire. “I’ll probably practise Kalari until the day I die,” says Meenakshi Raghavan, widely thought to be the oldest woman
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