Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to reject the proposal, describing it as an “attempt to play with people’s lives.”

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a brief “Easter truce” in his war with Ukraine, saying “all hostilities” will pause for a two-day period. Russian fighting will halt between 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday (11 a.m. ET) and midnight on Monday (5 p.m. Sunday ET), he said.