Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Putin of Trump ‘manipulation’ with new three-day ceasefire
Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of “another attempt at manipulation” with his latest offer of a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
The Kremlin announced Russia would observe a 72-hour ceasefire next weekend, starting from 8 May and lasting until the close of 10 May, as Moscow wants to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.
“Russia has consistently rejected everything and continues to manipulate the world, trying to deceive the United States. Now, yet again, another attempt at manipulation: for some reason everyone is supposed to wait until 8 May before ceasing fire – just to provide Putin with silence for his parade,” Mr Zelensky said on X last night.
Donald Trump has upped his criticism of Mr Putin after meeting Mr Zelensky at the Vatican. The US president said he was “very disappointed” in Russia’s continued bombardment of civilian areas in Ukraine.
This comes as Mr Zelensky praised Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service for the killing of top Russian military figures since the start of the war, without directly mentioning the car bomb that killed a senior Russian officer last week.
