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IN BRIEF: Key Ushakov statements on Zelensky’s ‘clownery,’ pause in Ukraine talks

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 527 words
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Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov provided updates on the status of the trilateral peace process regarding Ukraine, noting a current pause in negotiations. He also addressed the lack of new ceasefire agreements for Victory Day and clarified that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico did not convey any specific messages from Vladimir Zelensky to Vladimir Putin.

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Claims checked 10
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

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What happened

No agreements were reached on extending the three-day ceasefire dedicated to Victory Day, while the trilateral peace process on Ukraine is currently on pause, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters.

Why it matters

Moscow believes that its warning about the consequences of Ukrainian provocations on May 9 was understood "in most capitals," while Vladimir Zelensky’s decree "allowing" the parade in Moscow was mere clownery.

Common ground

Ushakov also clarified that Vladimir Zelensky did not convey any messages to Russian President Vladimir Putin through Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov provided updates on the status of the trilateral peace process regarding Ukraine, noting a current pause in negotiations. He also addressed the lack of new ceasefire agreements for Victory Day and clarified that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico did not convey any specific messages from Vladimir Zelensky to Vladimir Putin.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “there was an agreement that the ceasefire dedicated to Victory Day would last for three days: the 9th, 10th and 11th”
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Multiple independent sources (Express.co.uk, various web search results) confirm that Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire for May 9, 10, and 11.
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web search NEUTRAL — A ceasefire regime must also be established on May 9, 10, and 11," he wrote on X. Zelenskyy also ordered the Ukrainian army not to attack Moscow's Red Square during the WWII Victory Day parade on May …
https://www.dw.com/en/trump-announces-3-day-ceasefire-betwee…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump announces three-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and says end of war is near."A ceasefire regime must also be established on May 9, 10, and 11. Ukraine is consistently working to bring its pe…
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2203515/donald-trump-ru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May. The US president said on social media the ceasefire would include a suspension of all “kinetic …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/08/trump-russia-u…
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Claim 2: “Fico informed him about the outcome of his meeting with Zelensky”
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The claim is reported by TASS, but there are no other independent sources provided to corroborate that Robert Fico informed Putin about the meeting with Zelensky.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russian President Vladimir Putin about the outcome of his meeting with Vladimir Zelensky
https://tass.com/politics/2128981
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Claim 3: “Vladimir Zelensky did not convey any messages to Russian President Vladimir Putin through Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about a TV series named 'Vladimir' and general biographies of Putin and Zelensky. There is no evidence regarding messages sent or not sent via Robert Fico.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 28, 2025, U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. vice president JD Vance held a highly contentious bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside the Oval Office at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Trump–Zelenskyy_Oval_Offi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 4: “the trilateral peace process on Ukraine is currently on pause”
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Multiple sources, including a report citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and liveuamap.com, confirm that the trilateral peace process/negotiations are currently 'on pause'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The trilateral peace talks ended with competing narratives almost immediately. Russian officials are now pushing the claim that Ukraine sabotaged the process...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDT9Z_29L5o
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web search NEUTRAL — Trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are currently “on pause,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the Russian outlet Izvestia on March 19. “The …
https://english.nv.ua/nation/kremlin-pauses-ukraine-u-s-talk…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Celebration in Russia is for Victory Day but, likewise, in Ukraine, because they were also a big part and factor of World War II. This Ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, …
https://liveuamap.com/en/2026/9-may-10-russia-has-paused-tri…
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Claim 5: “There were no strikes on Red Square”
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TASS reports there were no strikes on Red Square, and Wikipedia mentions the parade passed off without incident during the ceasefire.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May Fourth Square (Chinese: 五四广场; pinyin: wǔsì guǎngchǎng) is a large (10 hectares) public square in the central business district of Qingdao, Shandong Province. It is located between the new municip…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Fourth_Square
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red Square (Russian: Красная площадь, romanized: Krasnaya ploshchad', IPA: [ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ]) is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red Square is a city square in Moscow. Red Square or Redsquare may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square_(disambiguation)
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Claim 6: “contacts with the Americans intensified, during which we agreed on a ceasefire”
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The evidence provided contains general information about Russia-US relations and summits in 2025, but does not specifically confirm a recent agreement on a ceasefire resulting from 'intensified contacts' as described in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The February 2025 United States–Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia (also known as the 2025 Saudi Arabia meeting) was a meeting at the ministerial level between the United States and Russia. It was held on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2025_United_States–Ru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States and Russia maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1803…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…
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Claim 7: “no agreements have been reached regarding the next rounds [of trilateral talks]”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim.
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Claim 8: “Vladimir Zelensky’s decree "allowing" the parade in Moscow was mere clownery”
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Multiple independent sources (EADaily, Euronews, TASS) confirm that Zelensky signed a decree 'allowing' or 'permitting' the parade in Moscow, and TASS specifically quotes Yury Ushakov calling it 'clownery'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, issued a decree "On holding a parade in Moscow." This is reported by the publication "Country". The publication notes that in this way Zelensky decided …
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/08/zelensky-signed-a-dec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine’s president signed a decree on Friday allowing the Kremlin to hold the Victory Day parade on Red Square in Moscow, but the rest of Russia is not included in the announced ceasefire deal mediat…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/08/trump-announce…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Zelensky’s decree "allowing" the Victory Day parade to be held in Moscow is "circus and clownery," Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters, adding that there are other short wor…
https://tass.com/politics/2128909
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Claim 9: “No agreements were reached on extending the three-day ceasefire dedicated to Victory Day”
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While multiple sources confirm that a three-day ceasefire (May 9-11) was announced and brokered by Donald Trump, there is no evidence in the provided text regarding whether agreements were reached to EXTEND this ceasefire beyond those dates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on May 1, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's spring equinox and midsummer solstice. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day
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Claim 10: “there was also no massive retaliatory missile strike on Kiev”
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The evidence shows that Russia threatened a massive retaliatory strike on Kyiv IF the May 9 celebrations were disrupted. Since other evidence confirms the ceasefire held and the parade proceeded without incident, the retaliatory strike did not occur.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Kyiv was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, and surrounding districts including Hostomel Airport. The combata…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kyiv_(2022)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Embassy of Russia in Kyiv was the diplomatic mission of Russia to Ukraine. The chancery was located at 27 Povitroflotskyi Prospekt in Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Russia,_Kyiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Kyiv convoy was a column of Russian military vehicles stretching some 64 kilometres (40 mi) in Kyiv Oblast from Prybirsk to Hostomel via Ivankiv involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Kyiv_convoy
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