Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine next month, a move met with skepticism by Ukrainian officials who demanded the Kremlin leader immediately accept a longer truce proposal from the United States that he has so far rejected.

President Trump "wants to see a permanent ceasefire first, to stop the killing, stop the bloodshed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Vladimir Putin does not view the ceasefire on Victory Day as a serious step toward lasting peace in Ukraine, according to the report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Experts believe that the ceasefire after energy strikes and the Easter ceasefire showed that the details of any future ceasefire or peace agreement should be publicly