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The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer and Luke Harding in Kyiv

Putin announces 72-hour May ceasefire in Ukraine war

Rescue workers  in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Kremlin has called on Ukraine to ‘follow its example’ after calling for a May ceasefire.
Rescue workers in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Kremlin has called on Ukraine to ‘follow its example’ after calling for a May ceasefire. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day full ceasefire in the war with Ukraine in May to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the second world war.

The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run from the start of 8 May to the end of 10 May, and called on Ukraine to join it as well. “All hostilities will be suspended during this period,” the Kremlin said in a statement. “Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example.”

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