In an interview with Russian public television, Putin was asked about the potential use of nuclear weapons in response to Ukrainian attacks in Russia. He emphasized that there has been no need for such action so far.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin's three-day offer was a test to assess Kyiv's readiness to search for a peaceful settlement to end the war. Putin on Monday declared the three-day ceasefire to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two.

French President Emmanuel Macron stated that sanctions will be imposed on Russia in the coming days if it does not comply with the ceasefire, La Repubblica informs. "We want to impose sanctions against Russia in the coming days,

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"An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations," Macron told reporters as he stepped off a train in the Polish city of Przemysl on his return from a trip to Ukraine, adding that Putin was "looking for a way out,

There was no negotiation process with Ukraine, with the Kremlin only saying that Kyiv "should follow" its lead.

At the same time, she claimed Ukrainian forces “didn’t even consider halting fire over Easter.” Separately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire initiative remains in force and that the Kremlin leader had allegedly issued the relevant order.

Ukrainian troops have received orders to fire only in response to Russian attacks during the three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Vladimir Putin, Suspilne reports, citing soldiers from three Ukrainian units fighting near the city of Pokrovsk and in southern Ukraine.