The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir V. Putin had ordered a three-day cease-fire in Ukraine next month, the second time in two weeks that Russia’s leader has promised a temporary pause in the fighting as President Trump shows growing impatience with his refusal to stop the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine next month, a move met with skepticism by Ukrainian officials who demanded the Kremlin leader immediately accept a longer truce proposal from the United States that he has so far rejected.

Putin announces 3-day truce on Victory Day's 80th anniversary ・Trump says he believes Zelensky is ready to give up Crimea to Russia ・Russia demands recognition of Crimea, other Ukrainian regions' annexation in any peace talks ・Drones reportedly strike Russian plant producing parts for missiles,