For the second time, Vladimir Putin has proposed a ceasefire - this time for three days, in honour of Russia's Victory Day celebrations. Why does the Kremlin want to do this, what is Putin afraid of,

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

The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir V. Putin had ordered a three-day cease-fire in Ukraine next month, the second time in two weeks that Russia’s leader has promised a temporary pause in the fighting as President Trump shows growing impatience with his refusal to stop the war.