{"id":2949,"date":"2025-05-06T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinewoodms.com\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:22:31","slug":"putins-72-hour-victory-day-ceasefire-proposal-still-on-the-table-kremlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pinewoodms.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/06\/putins-72-hour-victory-day-ceasefire-proposal-still-on-the-table-kremlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin\u2019s 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire proposal still on the table \u2013 Kremlin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Russian forces will, however, give an \u201cadequate response\u201d to any attacks by Ukraine, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned<\/strong><\/p>\n Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire proposal is still valid and Moscow’s forces have been given orders to halt military activity, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. <\/p>\n At the same time, he warned that if Ukraine chooses not to honor the truce and attempts to strike Russian military positions, an “adequate response will be given immediately.”<\/em><\/p>\n Putin announced the unilateral ceasefire last week, stating that Russian troops would suspend all offensive operations from midnight on May 7-8 to midnight on May 10-11. According to the Kremlin, the three-day pause has been proposed as a humanitarian gesture to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and could serve as a chance for “the start of direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.”<\/em><\/p>\n Peskov has stated that the truce is also intended to test if Ukraine really wants to settle the conflict and to offer it a chance to demonstrate its commitment to deescalation.<\/p>\n