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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the proposal. The two-day truce is planned for the Orthodox Easter holiday, with both sides agreeing to the brief halt in hostilities. The Kremlin stated the truce was not discussed in advance with Ukraine or the US.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers, with Russia returning 1,000 war dead to Ukraine.
An audio leak fueled concerns that Hungary undermined Ukraine's European Union bid before a vote.
Japan's ruling party proposed a constitutional revision to rename the country's military.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary