VLADIMIR Putin has announced a four-day ceasefire in Ukraine from midnight on 7-8 May to May 11.

The pause is based around Russia's 80th anniversary celebrations marking the end of the Second World War.

Vladimir Putin speaking at a press conference.Putin speaks during a news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

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