Pakistan, April 17 -- Russia has criticized Ukraine over alleged violations of an Easter ceasefire, while also raising concern about the reported detention of a Russian child in Mexico. Moreover, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made the statements, claiming that Ukrainian forces breached the truce thousands of times. As a result, tensions have further increased between Moscow and Kyiv amid ongoing conflict-related disputes.

Zakharova alleged that Ukraine failed to properly observe the Easter ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was in effect from April 11 to 12. In addition, she claimed that Ukrainian forces violated the truce more than 6,000 times during the short ceasefire period. Consequ...