Trump Announces Ceasefire on Social Media
Donald Trump has declared via social media that a three-day ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine will take place from 9 to 11 May.
The former US president stated that the ceasefire would involve a suspension of all “kinetic activity” as well as a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 prisoners from each nation.
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“Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War”
He added that there was ongoing progress in negotiations aimed at ending the conflict.
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Both Moscow and Kyiv have previously accused each other of breaching ceasefires that they have individually declared.
As of now, there has been no official response from Russia or Ukraine regarding Trump’s announcement of the ceasefire.
