Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to “stop all military activity” against Ukraine from Saturday evening through Sunday, declaring an “Easter ceasefire”. The peace offer seemed designed to do two things: Appeal to President Trump and put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a bind. The question now is whether Putin climbs down from his maximalist demands that seem to have not changed despite the Easter Sunday ceasefire announcement. 01:28 PUTIN PUTS ZELENSKY IN A BIND?02:46 UKRAINE ALLEGES TRUCE VIOLATION03:45 TRUMP GROWING IMPATIENT WITH RUSSIA?05:18 RUSSIA-UKRAINE BIGGEST PRISONER SWAP SINCE 202206:26 PUTIN EYES MAXIMUM GAINS? n18oc_world n18oc_crux