Trump announces Russia-Ukraine three-day ceasefire from 9 May
Key takeaways
- Neither Russia nor Ukraine have commented on Donald Trump’s ceasefire claims.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Donald Trump has announced on social media that there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May.
- The US president said the ceasefire would include a suspension of all “kinetic activity” and a prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country.
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Neither Russia nor Ukraine have commented on Donald Trump’s ceasefire claims. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Pool/CNP/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Neither Russia nor Ukraine have commented on Donald Trump’s ceasefire claims. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Pool/CNP/Shutterstock Ukraine Trump announces Russia-Ukraine three-day ceasefire from 9 May US president says on Truth Social the ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and prisoner swap
Prefer the Guardian on Google Donald Trump has announced on social media that there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May.
The US president said the ceasefire would include a suspension of all “kinetic activity” and a prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country.