Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had given "no other indications" regarding the 30-hour ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, which is due to expire at midnight tonight (10pm in Lisbon).
"There were no other indications," the official told TASS.
It is recalled that the Russian head of state declared a truce in hostilities between 6 pm (4 pm in Lisbon) on Saturday and midnight (10 pm in Lisbon) this Easter Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine of attacking its positions in the Donetsk region overnight, violating the 30-hour truce.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously accused Russia of creating a false appearance of a ceasefire, as Kremlin troops reportedly carried out shelling and drone strikes overnight.
Despite Putin's statement, Zelensky also said that Ukrainian forces recorded 59 cases of Russian shelling and five attacks by units in various areas along the front line, as well as dozens of drone strikes.
The Ukrainian president argued that Russia must fully respect the conditions of the ceasefire and reiterated Ukraine's proposal to extend the truce for 30 days, starting at midnight tonight.
Vladimir Putin ordered the temporary ceasefire citing humanitarian reasons, but did not clarify how the truce would be monitored or whether it would cover air strikes or ongoing ground battles, which are taking place around the clock.
The ceasefire announcement came after US President Donald Trump said on Friday that negotiations between Ukraine and Russia were "reaching a critical point" and that neither side was "playing games" with him in his effort to end the war.
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