Putin Declares 3-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine for Victory Day, Drawing Criticism

The European Union and the United States are not yet ready for a joint agreement. This was stated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in an interview with the press there. At the same time, she praised Ukraine's willingness to agree on a ceasefire, but she said Russia needed to make the same statement, even with guarantees of security guarantees, which it has long avoided. Putin's declaration of a three-day ceasefire is not enough, she said.

Moscow stops fighting around 9 May – Kiev wants a ceasefire immediately.

Putin orders three-day truce amid new US warnings

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a three-day truce with Ukraine to coincide with Moscow's World War II commemorations next month that his Ukrainian rival slammed as an "attempt at manipulation".

Putin vows three-day ceasefire, Ukraine wants truce now

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised a three-day ceasefire commemorating 80 years since victory over Nazi Germany, but Ukraine wants permanent peace.

Putin Announces Unilateral 3-Day Ceasefire; Trump and Zelensky Meet Ahead of Pope Francis Funeral

More than 50 world leaders attended the pope’s funeral, including President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two met at the Vatican prior to the funeral. The meeting came a day after Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. On Sunday, Trump expressed disappointment with Putin for continuing to attack Ukraine while refusing to agree to a U.S.-brokered deal to end the war in…

Russia's President Putin has ordered a three-day ceasefire for his army in the Ukraine war, to begin at midnight on May 8th and end at midnight on May 10th, the Kremlin reported in Moscow. Germany, Ukraine and the US reacted cautiously.