Russia said Thursday it will observe a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine during Victory Day commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, while Ukrainian and U.S. officials prepare for fresh talks aimed at reviving stalled negotiations over the war.
"During the celebration of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet people's victory in the Great Patriotic War, from midnight on May 8 to May 10, the Russian side is declaring a ceasefire," the ministry said on Telegram.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had on Monday declared that a two-day ceasefire would be observed.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's top negotiator Rustem Umerov is expected to meet his U.S. counterparts in Florida Thursday in a bid to revive the mostly frozen talks on ending Russia's invasion, Kyiv and Washington said.
U.S.-mediated talks on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II have shown little progress since February, when Washington shifted focus to its war against Iran.
