U.S. President Donald Trump announces that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, including an exchange of prisoners, over the Victory Day period. Multiple outlets report that Trump made the announcement after the leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed to the arrangement, which is presented as a temporary halt in fighting. The ceasefire is described as lasting for several days over the weekend, with at least one outlet citing the dates as May 9 to May 11. Reports also say the deal includes a prisoner exchange. Al Jazeera reports that it involves 1,000 prisoners of war from each side, while other coverage describes the swap in terms of the total number involved without focusing on those specific figures. Some outlets add that Trump frames the ceasefire as a potential step toward a broader process, with comments characterized as suggesting it could be part of the “beginning of the end” of the war. Other reporting emphasizes that Trump hopes the ceasefire will be extended beyond the initial three days. Across sources, the central elements are the short ceasefire, the prisoner swap, and its timing around Victory Day.
Trump announces three-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire with prisoner swap
U.S. President Donald Trump announces that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, including an exchange of prisoners, over the Victory Day period. Multiple outlets report that Trump...
- Trump announces a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
- The ceasefire is timed around Victory Day and is scheduled to run over May 9–May 11, according to at least one report.
- A prisoner exchange is included as part of the agreement.
- Multiple outlets attribute the ceasefire to an agreement by the leaders of Russia and Ukraine following Trump’s request or U.S.-brokered efforts.
- Trump says he hopes the ceasefire can be extended and characterizes it as a possible step toward wider resolution.
US president Donald Trump announced a ceasefire after both sides agreed to halt all 'kinetic' warfare for three days.
1 month agoRussian attacks wounded at least nine people in Ukraine on Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce with Russia, Ukrainian officials said. US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire on Friday, saying the two sides had agreed to stop all "kinetic" warfare for a three-day period starting Saturday, as well as a mutual swap of 1,000 prisoners each.
1 month agoU.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day ceasefire from May 9 to May 11.
1 month agoRussia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from May 9 to May 11, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped it would be extended. Trump’s announcement of the temporary ceasefire on Truth Social earlier in the day also said each country, locked in […]
1 month agoPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.
1 month agoRussia and Ukraine confirmed that they had agreed to a US-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from 9 to 11 May, and US President Donald Trump said he hoped it would be extended.
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