Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a three-day “humanitarian” ceasefire in Ukraine next month to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War II. The truce will last from May 8 to May 11, the Kremlin said Monday, during which time “all military actions will cease. Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example.” The Kremlin further threatened retaliation if Kyiv were to violate the terms. It comes just days after President Donald Trump begged Putin to “STOP!” and sign a peace treaty nearly 100 days after bragging he could end the conflict in Ukraine on “Day 1” of his presidency. “Maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post last week after the penny finally appeared to drop. Ukraine, meanwhile, has rejected the truce and questioned why Moscow “does not instead declare a “full and comprehensive ceasefire,” instead dismissing it as a propaganda exercise. Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of violating an Easter truce nearly 3,000 times, while an earlier partial ceasefire was broken after Moscow forces repeatedly bombed Ukrainian infrastructure. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week threatened to walk away from peace talks if progress is not made soon.
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