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MOSCOW and KYIV \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine next week to honor the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.<\/p>\n

A statement posted<\/a> on the Kremlin website said Putin has ordered a halt in Russian military activity, for “humanitarian reasons,” starting May 8 at midnight and lasting three days for Victory Day, a solemn holiday marked by both Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, responded repeating Kyiv’s readiness to immediately adhere to a monthlong ceasefire, instead of a brief truce just to mark V-Day. <\/p>\n