Russia accepts Trump’s initiative on ceasefire with Ukraine for May 9-11 — Kremlin

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · May 08, 2026 · 76 words

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What to know about Russia accepts Trump’s initiative on ceasefire with Ukraine for May 9-11 — Kremlin

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov announced that Russia accepts a proposal from US President Donald Trump to extend a ceasefire with Ukraine until May 11 and perform a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange.

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What happened

Russia has agreed to support US President Donald Trump’s initiative to extend the ceasefire with Ukraine until May 11 and conduct a 1,000 for 1,000 prisoner swap, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said.

Why it matters

"At the instruction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, I confirm that US President Donald Trump’s initiative regarding the ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine is acceptable to the Russian side," he told reporters.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Russia has agreed to support US President Donald Trump’s initiative to... conduct a 1,000 for 1,000 prisoner swap.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russia has agreed to support US President Donald Trump’s initiative to... conduct a 1,000 for 1,000 prisoner swap”

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The 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap is explicitly mentioned across multiple independent sources, including TASS and The Guardian, as part of the Trump-led initiative.

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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…

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Claim 2: “Russia has agreed to support US President Donald Trump’s initiative to extend the ceasefire with Ukraine until May 11”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent news sources (TASS, The Guardian, and The Moscow Times) report that Russia agreed to a ceasefire initiative by Donald Trump extending until May 11.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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Claim 3: “Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said... 'At the instruction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, I confirm that US President Donald Trump’s initiative regarding the ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine is acceptable to the Russian side'”

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The statement by Yury Ushakov acting on the instructions of Vladimir Putin is reported by TASS and corroborated by The Moscow Times regarding the diplomatic intervention and agreement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov (Russian: Юрий Викторович Ушаков; born 13 March 1947) is a Russian senior diplomat who has served as the aide to the president of Russia on foreign policy issues since 2012. F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Ushakov

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Presidential Executive Office, Russia (abbr. PEO, Russia) or the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (Russian: Администрация Президента Российской Федерации, romanized: Administr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Administration_of…

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