Russia's Easter truce in Ukraine was a 'charm offensive' for Trump, France says

France's foreign minister said the ceasefire declared by Moscow was aimed at preventing US President Donald Trump from getting 'impatient and angry,' Report informs via Euronews.

The temporary truce in Ukraine that Russia declared for Easter was a "charm operation" intended to appease US President Donald Trump, France's top diplomat said on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally announced a 30-hour ceasefire on Saturday, and Ukraine said it was ready to reciprocate any genuine pause in the fighting. However, both sides accused each other of attacks that violated Moscow's truce.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Putin had declared the ceasefire to appeal to the Trump administration, which is pushing for peace in Ukraine and has threatened to walk away from its efforts unless there are signs of progress between Moscow and Kyiv.

"The Easter truce that he (Putin) announced somewhat unexpectedly was a marketing operation, a charm operation aimed at avoiding that President Trump gets impatient and angry," Barrot told broadcaster FranceInfo.