<p>Moscow: Fighting in Ukraine has resumed after the Easter ceasefire, Russia's President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin </a>said on Monday, adding that Moscow was open to any peace initiatives and expected similar attitude from Kyiv.</p><p>Both Ukraine and Russia accused each other of thousands of strikes and violating the Kremlin's unilateral ceasefire during the Easter celebrations.</p><p>"We always have a positive attitude towards a truce, which is why we came up with such an initiative, especially since we are talking about the bright Easter days," Putin told a state TV reporter, Pavel Zarubin.</p>.Putin attends Orthodox Easter service after declaring ceasefire in Ukraine.<p>"We have always talked about this, that we have a positive attitude towards any peace initiatives. We hope that representatives of the Kyiv regime will feel the same way," he added.</p><p>Washington had said it would welcome an extension of the truce, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reiterated several times Ukraine's willingness to agree a pause strikes on civilian infrastructure for 30 days in the war.</p><p>Putin said Russia has to carefully study this and other proposals. </p>
<p>Moscow: Fighting in Ukraine has resumed after the Easter ceasefire, Russia's President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin </a>said on Monday, adding that Moscow was open to any peace initiatives and expected similar attitude from Kyiv.</p><p>Both Ukraine and Russia accused each other of thousands of strikes and violating the Kremlin's unilateral ceasefire during the Easter celebrations.</p><p>"We always have a positive attitude towards a truce, which is why we came up with such an initiative, especially since we are talking about the bright Easter days," Putin told a state TV reporter, Pavel Zarubin.</p>.Putin attends Orthodox Easter service after declaring ceasefire in Ukraine.<p>"We have always talked about this, that we have a positive attitude towards any peace initiatives. We hope that representatives of the Kyiv regime will feel the same way," he added.</p><p>Washington had said it would welcome an extension of the truce, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reiterated several times Ukraine's willingness to agree a pause strikes on civilian infrastructure for 30 days in the war.</p><p>Putin said Russia has to carefully study this and other proposals. </p>