Zelenskyy explains Putin's idea of "Victory Day ceasefire": they want to hold parade without disruption

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes the Kremlin is seeking a one- or multi-day ceasefire primarily to protect its annual military parade in Moscow on 9 May, Victory Day in Russia, from possible Ukrainian strikes. [Victory Day is a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May – ed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes the Kremlin is seeking a one- or multi-day ceasefire primarily to protect its annual military parade in Moscow on 9 May, Victory Day in Russia, from possible Ukrainian strikes. [Victory Day is a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May – ed.
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