The Russian president's decision was announced by the Kremlin on Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky passed a holiday truce proposal via the US.
The Russian dictator also dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for an Easter ceasefire, claiming the proposal was too vague to lead to a lasting peace.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Russia supplied Iran with satellite images of a US base in Saudi Arabia days before a vital spy plane was destroyed in a strike.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to announce the plan for presidential elections and a referendum on February 24, the Financial Times reported.
American officials are raising the prospect of an early face to face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky after peace talks in Abu Dhabi went 'better than expected'.
Unseen footage shows the French leader calling Trump on May 10 to say that Volodymyr Zelensky had agreed to European-backed terms for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire with Russia.
John Healey was speaking after a one-day visit to Kyiv on Friday, where he discussed plans for the Multinational Force Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky.