Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the truce will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Kyiv insisted on a longer and immediate truce.
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Zelenskyy criticizes Russia’s declaration of a ceasefire in Ukraine for next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the truce will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Kyiv insisted on a longer and immediate truce.
 
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