Putin Declares 3-Day Cease-Fire in Ukraine From May 8

The Russian president said it was to mark the 80th anniversary of Russia’s victory against Germany in World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on April 26, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 28 announced a three-day cease-fire in Ukraine, starting on May 8.

The Kremlin, on its Telegram channel, said, “By order of the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the Russia side, guided by humanitarian motives, announces a cease-fire for the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.”