Three-day truce ordered by Putin comes into effect without Ukrainian consultation

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR Putin's order for a three-day truce with Ukraine has taken effect today, a move the Kremlin said would test Kyiv's readiness for peace but that Ukraine has slammed as a farce. It was not clear whether either side was observing the ceasefire, even with world leaders - including China's Xi Jinping, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic - in Moscow for commemorations of the end of World War II. It appeared relatively quiet overnight, though Ukraine's military said early today that Russian forces had launched air strikes in the eastern Sumy region. Kyiv…