Trump Announces Russia and Ukraine Agreed to Three-Day Ceasefire Starting May 9
President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 coinciding with Victory Day, including a suspension of all kinetic activity and a prisoner swap of 1,000 from each side. No immediate comment came from either country. The announcement follows stalled U.S.-brokered talks deadlocked over Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
The Sydney Morning HeraldUS President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine set to begin Saturday, May 9 and run through Monday, May 11. The ceasefire coincides with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, Trump said in a social media post on Friday. He stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have both agreed to the proposal.
The ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity along with a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country, Trump wrote. ” There was no immediate comment from either Ukraine or Russia on the announced ceasefire.
Russia had separately announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. That pause includes a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. Ukraine announced its own proposal for an open-ended ceasefire that started at midnight on Tuesday and urged Russia to reciprocate.
Ukraine’s top negotiator Rustem Umerov arrived in Miami on Thursday for a series of meetings with US representatives. US-brokered peace talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine have stalled in recent months. The talks are deadlocked over Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
Moscow demands that Kyiv pull troops back from parts of the Donetsk region it has failed to capture. Ukraine says it will not cede land that it controls. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has lasted four years.
Moscow and Kyiv have both accused each other of violating ceasefires that each has separately declared.
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5 events- May 8, 8:03 PM ET
2 new sources added: The Washington Post, washingtontimes.com
2 sourcesThe Washington Post · washingtontimes.com - 2026-05-08
Trump announces three-day ceasefire from May 9-11 including prisoner swap
3 sourcesDonald Trump · The Sydney Morning Herald · @LiveSquawk - 2026-05-08
Rustem Umerov arrives in Miami for meetings with US representatives
1 sourceThe Sydney Morning Herald - 2026-05-06
Ukraine's open-ended ceasefire proposal begins at midnight
1 sourceunattributed - 2026-05-08
Russia's one-day ceasefire for Victory Day commemorations
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Potential Impact
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Absence of immediate confirmation from Moscow or Kyiv raises compliance questions
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Temporary halt in fighting during Victory Day period may allow prisoner exchange
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Rustem Umerov's meetings in Miami could restart broader negotiations
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