Putin announces a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine to commemorate the victory day of World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day of World War II.
The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire will start from May 8 and last until May 10.
“All military operations have been suspended,” the Kremlin said in a statement. “Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example.”
“If the Ukrainian side violates it, the Russian armed forces will respond appropriately and effectively.”
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So far, Russian President Vladimir Putin has refused to accept a completely unconditional ceasefire. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin swimming pool photos via AP)
Kyiv did not immediately respond to the announcement of a unilateral armistice.
Putin had previously stated that he agreed to the Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire agreement in principle, although so far he has refused to accept a completely unconditional ceasefire.
Victory Day is Russia’s largest secular holiday. It often held parades in Moscow’s Red Square to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.
During the Russian-Ukrainian war, Putin used the event to emphasize victory over Nazi Germany, and even claimed similarities between Nazi rule in Germany and Ukraine, who had previously promised “Nanana nitriding.”
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“We’ve made real progress, but the last few steps of this journey will always be the hardest,” Rubio said. “It needs to happen very quickly. As I said, we won’t be able to continue to use time and resources for this problem if it won’t be implemented.”
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He added: “Last week was about figuring out the actual distances in these aspects, they were close enough that it deserves our continued investment in this regard our continued investment as mediators.”
Anders Hagstrom of Fox News Digital and Manahil Ahmad of Fox News contributed to the report.
