Moscow (dpa-Afx)-Russia does not meet the Ukrainian demand of a 30-day break. After the Russian President Vladimir Putin On Saturday for Easter, a ceasefire in his war against the neighboring country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow told the state Russian news agency TASS that Putin had not commanded an extension.

Putin announced a 30-hour ceasefire on Saturday, which was to end at midnight Moscow time (11:00 p.m. CEST on Sunday). In the past few hours, both warring parties have accused each other of continuing the attacks, including artillery and drones. According to the information that cannot be checked by an independent side, there was also dead and injured.

In March, the United States proposed a 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine had agreed. Putin had welcomed the US initiative, but at the same time provided conditions. He demanded that the basic causes of the conflict were only eliminated. This means that Russia understands the pursuit of Ukraine in NATO./Mau/dp/he

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