From Global News.

Russian troops are preparing for the annual May 9 Victory Day parade, that celebrates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

The Kremlin announced a ceasefire with Ukraine so the parade can take place amid Ukrainian drones and missiles striking deeper into Russia.

Ukraine’s foreign ministry called the May 9 ceasefire offer "manipulation" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the idea for one day as "not serious."

“The ceasefire by Putin is not in anyway a goodwill offer, it’s just a desperate plea to not have his parade disrupted,” says McGill University’s Maria Popova.

Popova says Russian President Vladimir Putin is worried about Ukraine’s drones and missiles striking deeper into Russia and some reports say he is now living mostly underground.

Global’s Nathaniel Dove reports.

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