The truce, announced as lasting 30 hours, appeared to be a gambit by Putin to show the United States that Russia was serious about peace.

In Part I of the same title "Is the Ukraine War coming to an end? Published on April 14, 2025, in Daily Times, I argued that "several things have happened for the first time in the Russia- Ukraine war ...

Kyiv says Russian shelling and drone activity have increased today while Moscow accused Ukraine of launching hundreds of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 30-hour pause in hostilities in Ukraine that will cover Easter Sunday, though ...

Pope Francis, who is still recovering from treatment for bilateral pneumonia, greeted crowds gathered in a tulip-filled St ...

The 30-hour cessation of hostilities would have been the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the war.

Since the announcement of an "Easter truce" by Putin, Russia's Ministry of Defence says an exchange of 246 prisoners of war ...

Just halfway through his period of convalescence, Pope Francis not only appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s ...

Russia dodged “Liberation Day” tariffs, but Moscow is still perilously exposed for one reason: oil.

Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat ...

The 88-year-old pontiff's severe respiratory infection has left him unable to speak in public for long periods. | ITV National News ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a brief Easter ceasefire in his war with Ukraine, a declaration met with skepticism ...