President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described an initiative by Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin to declare a three-day truce from 7 to 9 May as a theatrical performance to create an atmosphere of Moscow's exit from isolation.

Russia issued an outraged response following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's remarks on a proposed ceasefire by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Officials in Moscow went so far as to threaten that “May 10 will not come for Kyiv,

Ukraine and Russia are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals, as Moscow accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of threatening the safety of dignitaries attending Victory Day celebrations after he dismissed Russia's unilateral 72-hour ceasefire.