United States President Donald Trump says there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Posting on Truth Social on Friday, the US leader said the truce would last from Saturday to Monday
Soon after, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Kremlin both confirmed a three-day truce had been arranged as part of US efforts to negotiate an end to the more than four-year-old war.
Russia had previously announced a two-day unilateral ceasefire to mark its May 9 World War II Victory Day on Saturday. Ukraine previously stated that it too had offered a truce but that this had been ignored by Moscow.
“This request was made directly by me,” Trump said on Friday, thanking his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts for agreeing to it.
“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. This Ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country,” Trump said.
“Talks are continuing” on ending the war, he added, saying that “we are getting closer and closer every day”.
“Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War.”
The latest sticking point in the stalled peace talks is Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, around three-quarters of which is controlled by Russia.
Moscow has demanded that Kyiv withdraw its troops from parts of the region that Russian forces have failed to capture, but Ukraine has refused, insisting it will not cede territory still under its control.
Zelenskyy has repeatedly rejected the idea of surrendering Ukrainian territory as part of any peace agreement. However, Trump and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko have previously suggested that Ukraine may ultimately have little choice if it hopes to secure a deal to end the more than four-year war.
Officials said on Thursday that Ukraine’s top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, had arrived in Miami for a series of meetings with US representatives as peace talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine have stalled in recent months.
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And after three days the mass-murder will continue. Means more Ukrainian and ruSSian wives will break downe in tears. GFY!!!
What a disapointment.
So you don’t think there should be a ceasefire? I agree for our side but I know the other side is incapable of it which could work to our advantage.
STOP THE WAR! SOLVE ALL ISSUES DIPLOMATICALLY!!!
With someone who can’t keep his word? According to Zelensky, putler has broken his ceasefire agreements 22 times.
The killing will continue with or without a ceasefire. It would’ve been better not to agree and to attack the parade, as ridiculous as it is.
Didn’t Trump(et) claim he could end the war in 48 hours? Well almost two years went by ..
It was 24 hrs.
It is important that Vladolf violates Trump’s ceasefire, then maybe he will finally get the message.
Are you kidding me??? Taco NEVER gets the message. This would be the first time. I stopped believing in miracles and in Taco having a functional brain.
I believe people can change, just like I did with Obama and Biden. I was wrong but I’m not a hater, I’m guided by love and respect for Ukraine.
I’m a realist.
Bronze kleptocrat had nothing to do with this.
““This request was made directly by me,” Trump said on Friday, thanking his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts for agreeing to it.”
In other words, putler went whining to TACO about the Ukrainians wanting to disrupt his 20 minute parade.
This will give the cockroaches the opportunity to accumulate strike weapons and overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses on some other day.
“Talks are continuing” on ending the war, he added, saying that “we are getting closer and closer every day”.
BS on the highest level. Rubio has just stated live on air that the talks are going nowhere and they don’t want to waste time on dead end negotiations.
That’s why i issued a warning for Kyiv. I hope you are safe in Holland.
Its true they were going nowhere, but it wasn’t because of the parties, it was because of the format, imo. Since when did the US act as a mediator? Reagan used to call the US, the beacon.
Interesting that Rubio knew all about the cowardly attack on the kindergarden, but nothing came out of the US condemning it.
Our flamingos will be saying dasfedanya soon, we are making 7 every day.