Zelenskyy accuses Putin of creating ‘impression’ of a ceasefire and says Russian shelling has continued – Ukraine war live
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Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:36:29 +0300

Easter truce ordered by Putin on Saturday but Ukraine president says Russian army continuing efforts to advanceSeveral blasts ripped through Russiancontrolled Donetsk in eastern Ukraine this morning, the Russian stateowned news agency Tass reported.A source in the local operative services told the news agency that the Ukrainian armed forces had delivered a strike in the Budennovsky district of the city.According to sources cited by Bloomberg, the US may be willing to give Putin a strategic victory and to accept Russian control over the peninsula.
In 2014, Russian special forces seized Crimea, which Putin annexed after a sham referendum.US diplomatic recognition would violate the UN charter and the post1945 consensus that countries cannot seize territory by force.
Most states, including the UK, have refused to recognise Russias illegal takeover.
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