Putin claims new unilateral ceasefire weeks after breaking last one nearly 3,000 times

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that Russia would commence a three-day cessation of operations against Ukraine, though all announcements from the Kremlin regarding the war should be carefully scrutinized.

The Kremlin said the decision to suspend “all military actions” from midnight May 8 to midnight May 11 to coincide with World War II Victory Day commemorations was based on “humanitarian considerations.”