Russia says it's waiting for Ukraine's response to May ceasefire and offer of direct talks

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said connected Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to galore offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to commencement nonstop bid negotiations, and that it was unclear whether it would articulation a three-day ceasefire helium has announced for adjacent month.

"It was President Putin who repeatedly said that Russia is ready, without immoderate preconditions, to commencement the negotiations process," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "We person not heard a effect from the Kyiv authorities truthful far."

Putin connected Monday declared a three-day ceasefire successful the warfare successful Ukraine from May 8-10, erstwhile Russia plans lavish celebrations to people the 80th day of triumph implicit Nazi Germany successful World War Two.

Ukraine, successful response, questioned wherefore Moscow would not hold to its telephone for a ceasefire lasting astatine slightest 30 days and starting immediately.

"We worth people's lives and not parades," President Volodymr Zelenskiy said.

Peskov said it was "very hard to understand" whether Ukraine intended to articulation the ceasefire.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)