Pope Francis calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during Easter

Pope Francescu has urged Moscow and Kiev to maintain an Easter truce in Ukraine, leading to negotiations towards lasting peace.

Put your weapons down! Let a Easter truce begin. But not to disarm and resume fighting, but a ceasefire to achieve peace through real negotiations,” said at the end of a Sunday service, for tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City.

Peace talks have been held in Belarus and Turkey, but so far, delegations have failed to agree on a ceasefire.