'Will analyse and decide': Vladimir Putin on Zelenskyy's offer to halt strikes on civilian infrastructure

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he would "analyse" his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy 's proposal, under which the warring neighbours would halt airstrikes targeting the other's civilian infrastructure .

"We will analyse everything and take the corresponding decisions," Putin told state TV reporters in Moscow, according to news agency AFP. However, the Russian leader alleged Ukraine was using such sites for "military purposes."

Putin's response came a day after Zelenskyy suggested Russia and Ukraine pause airstrikes on civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days, a halt which could be extended further. The proposal came after there were no air raid alerts in Ukraine on Sunday, as the two rivals observed a fragile 30-hour Easter truce declared by Putin.

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On Sunday, Zelenskyy wrote on social media platform X, "There were no air raid alerts today. Hence, this is a format of ceasefire that has been achieved and that is the easiest to extend. Ukraine proposes to cease any strikes using long-range drones and missiles on civilian infrastructure for a period of at least 30 days, with the possibility of extension."

However, both sides accused each other of violating the truce. Zelenskyy claimed Russian forces violated the ceasefire "more than 200 times."

The Ukrainian president wrote in the same social media post, "Since the beginning of the day, the Russian army has violated Putin’s ceasefire more than two thousand times. There have already been 67 Russian assaults against our positions across various directions, with the highest number in the Pokrovsk direction. There were a total of 1,355 cases of Russian shelling."

A report by Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi as of 8:00 p.m. on Easter Day.

As of this hour, since the beginning of the day, the Russian army has violated Putin’s ceasefire more than two thousand times. There have already been 67 Russian assaults against our positions across various…

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 20, 2025

Also on Sunday, US President Donald Trump, who has been actively trying to end the war of over three years since succeeding Joe Biden in the White House in January, said he is "hopeful" Russia and Ukraine would "make a deal this week."