{"id":9538,"date":"2026-05-08T18:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9538"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:29:26","slug":"trump-announces-russia-ukraine-prisoner-swap-as-part-of-3-day-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9538","title":{"rendered":"Trump announces Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap as part of 3-day ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Washington \u2014 President Trump on Friday announced Russia and Ukraine will swap 1,000 prisoners as a part of a three-day ceasefire for the observation of Victory Day in Russia this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Russia and Ukraine previously announced separate ceasefires<\/span> on different days, so the timeline isn’t entirely clear. Mr. Trump said the temporary ceasefire will suspend all kinetic activity Saturday through Monday, although Russia and Ukraine have yet to confirm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking to Truth Social, the U.S. president said he requested the temporary ceasefire, and appreciates Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreeing to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War,” he said of a war that’s over four years old. “Talks are continuing on ending this Major Conflict, the biggest since World War II, and we are getting closer and closer every day.”<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Zelenskyy announced a ceasefire for May 5-6, while Russia last week suggested a ceasefire for May 8-9.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Trump’s announcement comes as top U.S. officials met this week with Ukrainian representatives in Miami, and after a call Mr. Trump and Putin had last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/section>\n