Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia
Trump says the ceasefire will include a suspension of all military activity and a prisoner swap involving 1,000 prisoners from each side
US President Donald Trump yesterday (8 May) announced on social media that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from May 9 until May 11.
Moscow and Kyiv have both accused each other of violating ceasefires that each has separately declared.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that the pause will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country.
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"Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard-fought war," he said, adding that there was constant progress in talks to end the conflict.
Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two and a military parade in Moscow's Red Square.
Ukraine announced its own proposal for an open-ended ceasefire that started at midnight on Tuesday (2100 GMT), urging Russia to reciprocate.
