Russia rejected UN Secretary-General’s proposal for Easter humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine

Russia has rejected a proposal by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to declare a four-day humanitarian ceasefire during the Easter holidays to take civilians out of Mariupol and deliver humanitarian aid to war-torn areas.

Russia’s deputy envoy to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, called the ceasefire proposals “pseudo-peacekeeping, false and insincere,” saying the pause would give Ukraine a “respite” to obtain weapons.

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