Trump announces a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to celebrate the Soviet WWII victory, including a prisoner exchange of 1,000 each.

President Trump said the agreement will swap 1,000 prisoners from each country after Russia and Ukraine announced separate short-term ceasefire plans.

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, starting from May 9 till May 11.

The Ukraine-Russia ceasefire would include a suspension of all "kinetic activity" and a swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country, President Trump said.

President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine over the weekend, after Moscow pushed Kyiv for a temporary truce to allow Vladimir Putin to host a parade in his capital.

U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠on ⁠Friday 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 to mark ‌the end of World War ‌Two for the Russians.

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