Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed Russia would end the war this weekend in celebration of victory in the Great Patriotic War, warning it would retaliate decisively if Ukraine continued to carry out attacks.
President Vladimir Putin last week announced a three-day ceasefire on May 8-10, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's and Allied victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
"There will be no enmity. However, if there is no reply from the Kyiv regime and they continue to attack our position or facilities, we will retaliate," Peskov told reporters, launching TASS May 6.
In President Putin's announcement, the ceasefire took effect from 00:30 a.m. May 8 to 24:00 a.m. May 10.
According to the Kremlin, "all military operations will be suspended during this time." The Russian president made the decision on humanitarian grounds.
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said such action was useless and instead called for an unconditional ceasefire for at least 30 days in line with US proposals launched in March.
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Earlier this week's ceasefire, President Putin announced a ceasefire on Easter Eve. The ceasefire took effect from 18.00 Moscow time from April 19 to 00.00 in the morning on April 21.
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