Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?

Vladimir Putin calls a three-day ceasefire in May, coinciding with events marking the 80th anniversary of World War Two's end.

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It's a question that's been asked a lot lately.

Mostly in relation to Russia's president.

Short ceasefires are becoming quite the Kremlin thing.

First, Vladimir Putin declared a 30-hour cessation of hostilities over Easter, portraying it as a "humanitarian" gesture.