Moscow and Kiev have confirmed the truce.
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a three-day ceasefire and a major prisoner swap between Moscow and Kiev, expressing hopes the truce would become the “beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought war.”
Trump took to his Truth Social network to make the unexpected announcement. The US president said the ceasefire would be in place for May 9-11, with the two sides swapping 1,000 POWs each during the period.
“The Celebration in Russia is for Victory Day but, likewise, in Ukraine, because they were also a big part and factor of World War II,” Trump wrote, adding that the “request was made directly by me,” and both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky agreed to it.
“Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War. Talks are continuing on ending this Major Conflict, the biggest since World War II, and we are getting closer and closer every day,” Trump added.
Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov has confirmed the truce, stating that Moscow agreed to extend the ceasefire it announced for May 8-9 for the period mentioned by Trump, as well as to a major prisoner swap.
Read this on RT. Apparently Kiev has already violated the ceasefire repeatedly. A demonstration of the limits of a third party’s ability to mediate a conflict.
sry mate, usa is a first party to the conflict.
Was at this point. I think they want out at this point as they have other fish to fry.
His a*se is on the line (midterm elections) and that’s why he grandstands with ‘directives’ like that.
While we will be subject to the US imperialism failing because our fascist leaders have traited/corrupted us, and with great demise on our shores, nobody gives a rat’s a*se about Trump’s blabber anymore.
He forgot to tell Zelensky and his zionazi goons.
How does any warmonger mediate any ceasefire elsewhere in the world? Conflicts in international relations seem to be one big ongoing theatre – a perpetual show to distract us the people.
Do the ruskies and Ukrainians know there’s a ceasefire?
The Trumpster knew when he was elected on ‘I’ll stop the war in 24 hours’ it wouldnt happen cos rasPutin wouldnt say yes – then Putin goes on and uses up all his ammo and cannon fodder on Ukraine and can’t impose on Epic Fury cos he’s broke and worried his drone supply has been curtailed. Meanwhile Trump says he’ll have Greenland and while the whingers are distracted he gets Maduro.
LOL