Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day ceasefire to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, even as President Donald Trump has expressed growing impatience with the stalled efforts to reach a peace agreement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the U.S. presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war. Kyiv insisted on a longer and immediate truce.

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday (Apr 28) declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War II.