Ukraine says no to Russian call for three-day ceasefire to cover Moscow’s commemoration of end of second World War

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Ukrainian emergency workers clear rubble and search for victims at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on April 24. Photograph: Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday said Ukraine would not adhere to a three-day ceasefire proposed by Russia, saying such a short truce would not help in negotiations for a lasting peace. Ukraine in March accepted a proposal from the Trump administration for a 30-day ceasefire, to be followed by talks on matters including the location of an armistice line, steps to safeguard a nuclear power plant occupied by the Russian army and deployment...