Putin announces three-day ceasefire 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said this in a statement on Telegram on Monday. 

While Ukraine has yet to respond, Russia threatened ‘an adequate and effective response’ if Kyiv violates the proposed ceasefire.

It will be effective at midnight on May 7 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II.

The proposed truce — which Kyiv's Western allies will meet with skepticism — will run from May 8 to May 11, coinciding with Russia's Victory Day celebrations.

Moscow also declared a temporary truce over Easter, but Ukraine accused Russia's own forces of violating it thousands of times. 

Russia has long rejected a full ceasefire unless Ukraine accepts a list of maximalist Kremlin demands, including demilitarizing and ceding vast swathes of territory.