The Russian government has announced a ceasefire in Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of Russian Victory Day on May 9, amid U.S. President Donald Trump putting mounting pressure on Moscow to end the war.

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.

Ceasefire, Ukraine Wants Truce Now MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in May in the war with Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two.