The Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a three -day ceasefire In the war with Ukraine to take place on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.

The unilateral ceasefire proposed by Putin will begin on May 8 and end on May 10, the Kremlin announced on Monday. The United States, however, is pushing both sides to reach a rapid agreement on the overall end of the conflict raging in 2022.

Trump “is increasingly frustrated with the leaders of both countries. He wants to see a permanent ceasefire of fire, “his press spokesman said White House Carolin Levitt In the morning update on Monday after Vladimir Putin’s announcement. “The president made it clear that he first wants to see a permanent ceasefire, to stop the murder, to stop the bloodshed.”

And he added: “And while he remains optimistic that he can reach an agreement, he is also realistic.” He added: “Both leaders have to come to the table to negotiate their exit from it.”

In a statement published on his website KremlinPutin said: “On the basis of humanitarian reasons, the Russian side declares a truce on the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day. For this period, all hostilities are interrupted. ” “Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example,” the statement continues. “In the event of a violations of the truce on the Ukrainian side, the armed forces of the Russian Federation will give a sufficient and effective answer.”

OR Ukraine He is ready to support a constant and complete ceasefire, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. He added that if Russia really wants peace, it should stop its attacks immediately.

Putin’s announcement came after Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said the Trump government would decide this week whether it would continue to push for a solution through negotiations for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or to turn its interest elsewhere.

“This week will be a really important week when we need to decide whether it is an effort in which we want to continue to participate or if it is time to focus on some other issues that are just as important if not more important,” Rubio said in the NBC Meet the Press show.

Russian commentators stressed that Trump is unlikely to end the war in Ukraine within the first 100 days of his term of office, a timetable expressed by Trump’s envoy to Ukraine in January, Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg.

‘Putin’s ceasefire the Victory Day It means that a general long -term truce will not be declared in April. This means that the negotiations are not over. Russia is defending its requirements in the negotiations, “political analyst Sergei Markov said in a post on Telegram. “And that means that Trump will not declare a truce in Ukraine on the 100th day of his term.”

On Friday, Trump’s envoy to Russia, Steve Whitkov, met with Putin for the fourth time in recent weeks, having presented to European leaders a preliminary draft providing for generous terms for Russia, including US -based recognition by Russian Pharise 2014.

Kremlin revealed a few details after the three -hour meeting between Whitkov and Putinbut he said the conversation was “constructive” and raised the possibility of direct Russia-Ukraine talks.

Trump met for a while with Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski on the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday. It was their first face -to -face meeting after an explosive meeting at the Oval Office in February.

The ceasefire proposed by Putin dates back to the annual celebration of the May 9th victory in Moscow, a moment of increased importance for the Kremlin as it tries to promote Russia’s worldwide significance and break the isolation of war in Ukraine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and others are expected to attend, offering Putin a demonstration of international support.