UN chief seeks Orthodox Holy Week cease-fire

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for a four-day "humanitarian pause" in fighting in Ukraine, starting Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Christians' Holy Week observances.

Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General said "I call on Russians and the Ukrainians to silence the guns and forge a path to safety for so many at immediate risk. The four-day Easter period should have a moment to unite around saving lives and furthering dialog to end the suffering in Ukraine."

The cease-fire would allow for evacuating civilians from "areas of current or expected confrontation" and getting humanitarian aid into areas such as Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson.