Why Putin's most recent truce immediately raises questions

Vladimir Putin has declared another temporary truce, for three days, less than two days after US President Donald Trump blasted him for "tapping me along" over a peace agreement.

His dramatic announcement immediately sparked questions about whether this was just another stalling strategy by the most cunning of dictators. One intended to appease a White House that is growing more and more irritated: this week, Mr. Trump's senior diplomat even discussed withdrawing from the entire negotiating process.

The Kremlin said the ceasefire will take place between May 8th and 10th to bring Russia to a day of victory and collapse. The defeat of the Nazi Germany is probably not a coincidence, as Putin repeatedly made completely unfounded claims that the "neo-Nazi regime" in Ukraine had justified a complete invasion.

In Ukraine, most of the skepticism was met. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced Putin's "another Russian manipulation" to appease Trump.

Kyiv previously approved Trump's proposal to allow a 30-day truce, accusing Moscow of violating a similar temporary ceasefire during Easter.

Zelensky accused Russia of using the break ironically, saying that the Russian attacks have been carried out in several ways, artillery fire was not considered, and attacks on energy infrastructure are not relentless.

"President Putin is afraid to tell President Trump directly that he continues to carry on this war and kill Ukrainians," he wrote on his X account on Tuesday.

"Therefore, in Moscow, she surrounds the idea of ​​a ceasefire, and as much as possible, the requirements as they have failed or been pulled out. Only "cheap PR." The same scene was repeated Monday morning, under the waves of drones. The Ukrainian telegram group, popular for its Ukrainian telegrams, cited it as "another lie of Trump."

So far, Putin has refused to accept a complete, unconditional, long-term ceasefire, saying that mobilizing efforts in Ukraine and Ukraine will only happen.

The Kremlin instead announced a temporary break, accusing Ukraine of being injured and chasing it away. These actions plague Trump, showing that his administration shows that the challenges of solving Europe's biggest conflict since World War II are tiresome.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the NBCS meeting that this week it is "very important" as it will have to decide whether Washington wants to stay involved or focus on other topics."

Trump has argued in the past that after Kiev's long-term strike, the deal was called into question regarding Putin's willingness to end the war.

"In the past few days, there was no reason Putin would fire rockets in civilian regions, cities, or cities," the president wrote of the social truth.

"[It] makes me think he might not want to stop the war. For Ukraine, such as, another break by the Kremlin. Russia will not comply to satisfy Trump without ending the intentions of the true end of the conflict.

For Ukrainians who are fewer than ceasefires due to the process of a long-term ceasefire deal, it is an explosion and a strike.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the leader of Ukraine, has been under fire from Donald Trump, who has threatened to expel him from his nation if he rejects a peace agreement.

Although Mr. Trump claimed that a deal between Russia and Ukraine was imminent, he accused his Ukrainian counterpart of extending the "killing field" by refusing to give up Crimea to Vladimir Putin as part of a possible peace deal.

Mr. Trump accused Mr. Zelensky of making it more difficult to terminate the war, claiming the territory had been permanently lost in 2014 and was not subject to debate.

Mr. Trump called Mr. Zelensky's remarks "an inflammatory statement" and put pressure on the Ukrainian president to cede land, posting on his social media platform Truth Social: "This statement is highly damaging to the peace discussions with Russia...

"If Zelensky wants Crimea, why didn't they fight for it eleven years ago when it was given to Russia without a shot being fired? No one is requesting that he recognise it as Russian territory."