Putin's Easter Ceasefire: Hope or More Noise?

0:00It's April 9th. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Russian President Vladimir Putin just announced a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter weekend. His decree tells Russian forces to hold fire starting at 4 p.m. Saturday and go through the end of Sunday. This comes right after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested a break from hitting each other's energy sites over Easter. He floated the idea through the United States, who's been helping mediate between Moscow and Kiev delegations. Past these fire-tries haven't stuck. Last Easter, Putin called a 30-hour pause, but both sides pointed fingers at each other for violations right away. The war is dragging into its fifth year now. With these talks ongoing, but no big breakthroughs yet. Officials on both ends are watching close to see if this one holds any water. We'll keep an eye on how it plays out. Could be a small step, or just more of the same old noise in this endless grind.