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| Putin announces three-day Russian ceasefire in Ukraine from 8 May | |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. |
| The Kremlin has said the ceasefire will run from the morning of 8 May until the 11 May - which coincides with victory celebrations to mark the end of World War Two. | |
| In a statement it said Putin declared the ceasefire "based on humanitarian considerations". | |
| Ukraine has not yet responded. | Ukraine has not yet responded. |
| A translation of the statement said: "Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example. | |
| "In the event of violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian side, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will give an adequate and effective response. | |
| "The Russian side once again declares its readiness for peace talks without preconditions, aimed at eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis, and constructive interaction with international partners." | |
| The Kremlin announced a similar, 30-hour truce over Easter, but while both sides reported a dip in fighting, they accused each other of hundreds of violations. | |
| An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike on 24 April | |
| The latest announcement comes during what the US has described as a "very critical" week for Russia-Ukraine peace talks. | |
| Washington has been trying to broker a deal between the two sides, but the Trump administration has threatened to pull out if they do not see progress. | |
| Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, and currently controls about 20% Ukraine's territory, including the southern Crimea peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. | |
| It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people - the vast majority of them soldiers - have been killed or injured on all sides since 2022. |