Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkraine’sVolodymyr Zelenskyy has slammed Vladimir Putin’s suggestion of a three-day ceasefire and claimed it’s a “new attempt at manipulation”.The Russian leader unilaterally announced a truce from May 8 to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2.Russia’s annual Victory Day parade, marking the former Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany, takes place in Moscow on May 9.Putin’s move followed Donald Trump’s accusation that Russia “maybe doesn’t want to stop the war”, despite the US’s attempts to bring the conflict to a swift conclusion.But Zelenskyy claimed to see through the Russian leader’s apparent willingness to stop the violence.He said: “Now there’s a new attempt at manipulation. For some reason, everyone is supposed to wait for May 8 and only then have a ce