Truman Capote’s ‘The Muses Are Heard’ is a non-fiction novel about of a Chilly-Battle period journey behind the Iron Curtain of a theater firm with an all-black forged performing Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’.
On this absolute gem, a Soviet attaché quotes the outdated Latin saying, ‘Inter Arma Silent Musas’: ‘When the Cannons are Silent, the Muses are Heard.’
At this time, on Easter Sunday, we are able to’t say that the cannons in Ukraine have gone utterly silent, however there has noticeably been a ‘change within the climate.’
If the truce had completely failed, we’d be witnessing an orchestrated refrain within the pro-Kiev MSM denouncing it. As an alternative, we noticed what seems to be papers and information websites hedging their bets in case peace actually breaks out.
The New York Instances wrote: ‘Russia’s transfer seems geared toward exhibiting Moscow continues to be open to peace talks’; Day by day Mirror: ‘President Vladimir Putin’s truce announcement is a shocking transfer by the Kremlin’; Washington Submit: ‘Russia’s assertion comes as Trump’s camp reveals waning curiosity in drawn-out peace efforts’; The Solar: ‘Putin’s phrases seen as a optimistic step towards much-needed peace in Jap Europe’.
CNN has gone so far as writing that the Easter truce ‘may pressure Trump to undertake a pro-Russian stance’, and create difficulties for Ukraine if it’s seen as violating what Washington sees as a goodwill gesture from Moscow.
Since Putin introduced the Easter truce, there have been no air raid sirens in Ukraine.
That is primarily based on information from Ukrainian surveillance apps and official siren sources. pic.twitter.com/DaSVpVwGev
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) April 19, 2025
No marvel Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky pivoted from rejecting the truce to embracing it and even desirous to develop on it past right now.
It additionally didn’t harm that yesterday, a prisoner alternate occurred, with Russia and Ukraine swapping 246 POWs every.
Zelensky is now saying that Russia is ‘making a pretense of an Easter ceasefire’ – which is as near saying that the truce has been partially profitable as he’s ever going to get.
Reuters reported:
“’Normally, as of Easter morning, we are able to say that the Russian military is attempting to create a common impression of a ceasefire, however in some locations, it doesn’t abandon particular person makes an attempt to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine’, Zelensky mentioned in a submit on social media.
Putin, hours earlier than heading to an Orthodox Easter service late on Saturday, introduced the shock one-day ceasefire, ordering his forces to ‘cease all army exercise’ alongside the entrance line within the three-year-old warfare.”
“Easter Truce” on the Entrance!
Typically the truce holds! Have a very good Easter of us. pic.twitter.com/IPIlNdprWV
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 20, 2025
A whole ceasefire was by no means possible, however the Russian gesture – and Ukrainian response – does certainly add new hope to the negotiations after the U.S. announcement that it may abandon peace talks ‘inside days’ except Moscow and Kiev acquired critical about negotiating.
“[Zelensky] reiterated that Kyiv was prepared to increase the ceasefire for 30 days however mentioned that if Russia stored preventing on Sunday, so would Ukraine.
‘Ukraine will proceed to behave in a mirror method’, he mentioned.”
❗️Ukrainian troops get SUDDEN order to ‘maintain hearth’ — BBC
‘MINUTES’ after Putin publicizes Easter truce
Kiev asks military to doc ‘violations’ https://t.co/OtIbxAH1us pic.twitter.com/IpUSK3ZJ55
— RT (@RT_com) April 19, 2025
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