On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the Kremlin said Ukraine had not responded to offers by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to begin direct peace talks. It also said it was not certain whether Ukraine would join a three-day ceasefire scheduled for May.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “it was President Putin who repeatedly said that Russia is ready, without any preconditions, to start the negotiation process.” “We have not heard a response from the Kyiv regime so far.”
On Monday, April 28, 2025, President Putin announced a three-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine from May 8 to 10, as Russia prepares to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its triumph over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
In response, Ukraine questioned why Moscow would not agree to its call for a ceasefire lasting at least 30 days and starting immediately.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, “We value people’s lives and not parades.”
According to Peskov, it was “very difficult to understand” whether Ukraine planned to join the truce.
