Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slamming Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s plan to hold a three-day cease-fire to recognize a Moscow holiday as sheer “manipulation. “Yet again, another attempt at manipulation: For some reason,

President Zelensky has hit out with fiery response to Putin's ceasefire proposal, as rumours emerge that the US may be planning to pull out of peace talks.

Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, hours after President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.