Trump says Russia and Ukraine to observe three-day ceasefire
Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. According to Trump, "This ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country."
Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine's participation, while Russian state media said Russia had agreed to the proposal. Both sides had accused each other of violating separate ceasefires. Putin had announced a ceasefire for May 8-9 ahead of Victory Day celebrations on Saturday, and Kyiv had earlier called for an indefinite truce, starting May 6. Trump said he had personally requested the three-day truce and "I very much appreciate its agreement by President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy".
The Russian defence ministry threatened to launch a "retaliatory, massive missile strike" on the centre of Kyiv if Moscow was attacked and warned foreign diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital ahead of May 9. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said some 20 drones had been downed near the city in just the first two hours of the ceasefire. Zelensky posted that there had been more than 140 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the first few hours of the truce, and more than 850 drone strikes, and that his country would "act in kind".
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Amidst accusations of ceasefire violations, Donald Trump has stepped in, proposing a new truce between Russia and Ukraine. This intervention raises questions about the trajectory of the conflict- but what could it mean for international relations?
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