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May 9-11 truce achieved through Russia-US, US-Kiev contacts — Kremlin aide

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What to know about May 9-11 truce achieved through Russia-US, US-Kiev contacts — Kremlin aide

Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov stated that telephone communications between Russia, the United States, and Kiev facilitated an agreement for a truce from May 9-11. He noted that the agreement built upon previous discussions between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

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What happened

Telephone contacts between Russia and the United States, as well as Washington's interaction with Kiev, mad an agreement on a truce on May 9-11 possible, said Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov.

Why it matters

"An agreement on this matter was reached during our telephone contacts with the administration of the president of the United States," he told reporters.

Common ground

"The US representatives, in turn, were in touch with Kiev." The diplomat noted that the agreement developed the ideas voiced during a conversation between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

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Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov stated that telephone communications between Russia, the United States, and Kiev facilitated an agreement for a truce from May 9-11. He noted that the agreement built upon previous discussions between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

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Claim 1: “Telephone contacts between Russia and the United States, as well as Washington's interaction with Kiev, mad an agreement on a truce on May 9-11 possible”
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Multiple independent news sources (TASS, EADaily, and another news report) confirm that Russia agreed to a truce from May 9 to 11 based on an initiative by US President Donald Trump.
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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia and the United States maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1803…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has supported Ukraine during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, was condemned by the Biden administration, which provided…
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Claim 2: “the agreement developed the ideas voiced during a conversation between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump”
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News sources (TASS) state the agreement developed ideas from a conversation between Putin and Trump. This is supported by a Wikipedia entry confirming a formal telephone conversation between the two leaders took place on February 12, 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is the fifth and youngest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his only child with his third wife, Melania Trump, whi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The February 2025 Putin–Trump call was a formal telephone conversation between U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin that took place on February 12, 2025. The conversation i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump–Putin summit may refer to: 2018 Russia–United States Summit, meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on 16 July 2018. 2025 Russia–United States Summit, meeting between D…
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Claim 3: “The US representatives, in turn, were in touch with Kiev”
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Three independent sources confirm US involvement in contacting Kiev: TASS, a news report on the ceasefire initiative, and a report citing President Zelenskyy confirming the truce reached through US mediation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Embassy of the United States of America in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of the United States to Ukraine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kiev Restaurant (also known as the Kiev Diner or simply The Kiev) was a Ukrainian restaurant located in the East Village section of New York City. Founded in 1978 by Soviet emigrant to the United …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KyivNotKiev is an online campaign to persuade English-language media and organizations exclusively to use Kyiv (derived from the Ukrainian-language 'Київ') instead of Kiev (derived from the Russian-la…
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Claim 4: “An agreement on this matter was reached during our telephone contacts with the administration of the president of the United States”
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The claim that the agreement was reached via telephone contacts with the US administration is reported by TASS and other news sources citing Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian administrators and military left Alaska, but some missionaries stayed on to minister to the many natives who converted to the Russian Orthodox faith.[15]. After 1880, repeated anti-Jewish …
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web search NEUTRAL — Telephone contacts between Russia and the United States, as well as Washington's interaction with Kiev, mad an agreement on a truce on May 9-11 possible, said Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov.
https://tass.com/politics/2128721
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web search NEUTRAL — Contact Press Office. Information phones of the Presidential Executive Office. You can contact the Presidential Executive Office’s Information Office. Calls are taken 24 hours a day. 8 800 200 23 16. …
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