Putin orders unexpected three-day ceasefire on May 8-10

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an unexpected three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-10, while Russia celebrates Victory Day over Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War II. The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run from the start of May 8 to the end of May 10, and Russia called on Ukraine to join it as well.

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