RT News - April 20 2025 (09:00 MSK)

Just hours after Vladimir Putin declares a 30 hour Easter truce, Kiev's forces reportedly violate it with attacks in the Kherson region. Meanwhile both sides have carried out their latest exchange of prisoners of war. Over 200 servicemen returned to Russia, and couldn't hide their joy at finally coming home. Easter arrives in Moscow with the city's mayor and President Putin attending a service at Christ the Saviour Cathedral. An archbishop from the Moldovan Orthodox Church is stopped – twice - from flying out to the Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem. In an RT exclusive he tells us that Chisinau had no right to block him from going on his pilgrimage.