Russia said there will be no additional cease-fire with Ukraine after the Victory Day parade marking its World War II win.
According to Reuters on the 9th, Yury Ushakov, the Kremlin foreign policy aide, said that day, "The Ukraine war cease-fire is for three days and no longer."
U.S. President Donald Trump said the previous day, "At my request, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a three-day cease-fire from the 9th to the 11th." He added, "End-of-war talks between the two sides are nearing agreement," and "I hope this cease-fire will be the beginning of the end of a very long and hard-fought war."
Russia on the 4th declared a cease-fire for the Victory Day holidays on the 8th and 9th. But it notified the cease-fire without consulting Ukraine, drawing criticism that it was a move aimed at safely holding Victory Day events. After that, Ukraine also unilaterally declared a cease-fire from 12 a.m. on the 6th, and the two sides continued fighting without recognizing each other's cease-fire.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov drew a line under President Trump's remarks that end-of-war talks with Ukraine are nearing agreement as he met with reporters that day.
Spokesperson Peskov said, "Resolving the Ukraine issue is overly complicated, and there are complex details entangled before reaching a peace agreement," adding, "There is still a very long way to go."
Russia's Ministry of Defense again claimed that Ukraine violated the cease-fire that day and said it responded to the violations.