Peskov called the Easter truce a humanitarian gesture on Putin's part.

The Easter truce is a humanitarian gesture by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was announced on April 12 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"This is a humanitarian gesture on the part of the Supreme Commander—in-Chief, the President of the Russian Federation," Peskov said in an interview with Vesti news agency journalist Pavel Zarubin.

According to the press secretary of the Russian president, Easter has a special significance for the peoples of Ukraine and Russia. He added that a similar truce was announced last year, but the Ukrainian side repeatedly violated it.

"Putin emphasized that our military must be on alert in case of possible provocations," Peskov stressed.

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