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.

"We are ready to move to a ceasefire as soon as possible, even from today, if Russia is ready to take mirror steps - to complete silence, to a long silence for at least 30 days," Zelenskyy said. “This is a fair timeframe for preparing the next steps.

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,