The Kremlin said Tuesday it still plans to honor a 72-hour ceasefire unilaterally proposed by President Vladimir Putin during this week’s Victory Day celebrations, despite Ukraine’s rejection of the truce.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for his troops fighting in Ukraine.

May 9 parade on Moscow’s Red Square, marking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, comes with added symbolism this year—coinciding with the 80th anniversary of that victory and more than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

LONDON (AP) — Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces.

Latest edition of Victory Day parade in Moscow to take place amid 3-day unilateral ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin - Anadolu Ajansı