The temporary truce will be between 6 p.m. local time on Saturday and midnight on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said that from Saturday evening through Sunday, he had ordered his forces to “stop all military activity.” Ukraine’s leader said he was trying to “play with people’s lives.

Vladimir Putin has called for an "Easter truce," announcing that Russia will cease all military actions from 6 PM Moscow time on April 19 to midnight on April 20. He urged Ukraine to make a similar declaration.