{"id":314572,"date":"2026-04-07T02:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314572"},"modified":"2026-04-07T02:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:06:06","slug":"zelenskyy-says-ceasefire-proposal-to-russia-still-stands-as-easter-ends-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/zelenskyy-says-ceasefire-proposal-to-russia-still-stands-as-easter-ends-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy says ceasefire proposal to Russia still stands as Easter ends &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Ron Popeski &#038; Oleksandr Kozhukhar<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuters<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 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which he called the important thing to lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf\u00a0Russia\u00a0is able to stop strikes on our energy infrastructure, we shall be able to respond in kind,\u201d he said. \u201cThis proposal has been conveyed to the\u00a0Russian side through the Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get day by day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get day by day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Zelenskyy offered last week to look at a ceasefire under 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