Vladimir Putin has agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine this morning, but the ceasefire is almost a joke.

The ceasefire will only last three days and won’t happen for almost a week and a half – and Putin is declaring the ceasefire is to “commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.”

THE HILL – Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day ceasefire next month in the country’s war against Ukraine, as President Trump signals a growing impatience with the Russian leader’s reluctance to agree to a deal to end the three-year war.

The Kremlin announced Monday that Putin ordered the temporary ceasefire from May 8-11 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.

“During this period, all military actions are suspended,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, citing “humanitarian reasons.”

Russia encouraged Ukraine similarly to agree to a ceasefire.

“Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example,” the statement continued. “In the event of ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian side, the Russian Armed Forces will give an adequate and effective response.”

Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha on Monday met the Kremlin’s announcement with skepticism, calling for an immediate and longer truce.

“If Russia truly wants peace, it must cease fire immediately,” Sybiha wrote on the social platform X. “Why wait until May 8th? If the fire can be ceased now and since any date for 30 days—so it is real, not just for a parade.”

“Ukraine is ready to support a lasting, durable, and full ceasefire. And this is what we are constantly proposing, for at least 30 days,” he continued.

Putin has done this as the insistence from President Trump that he get serious about halting the war. But something tells me President Trump isn’t going to be impressed with this one bit. I know I’m not.