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Russia-US contacts intensified amid Kiev’s threats &mdash — Ushakov

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Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov stated that contacts between Moscow and Washington increased following threats from Kiev and warnings of retaliation from Russia. Ushakov claims these interactions led to a ceasefire agreement and noted that the international community understood the potential consequences of an attack on Moscow.

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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Contacts between Moscow and Washington intensified, in particular against the backdrop of Kiev’s threats and Russia’s warning of retaliation”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'diplomatic' and general Wikipedia entries about the invasion and specific 2025/2026 meetings. There is no specific evidence in the provided set confirming that contacts intensified specifically 'against the backdrop of Kiev’s threats and Russia’s warning of retaliation'.
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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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Abu Dhabi were a series of trilateral talks held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, between delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States–Ukraine–Rus…
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“As a result, an agreement on a ceasefire was reached.”
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The claim that a ceasefire was reached for May 9-11 is reported by TASS. While a web search result mentions a 'THREE DAY CEASEFIRE' announced by Trump, the TASS reference is the primary cross-reference provided. However, the web search result is a snippet and not a full independent news report confirming the agreement's formal status across multiple organizations.
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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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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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“Vladimir Zelensky’s threats to attack Moscow on May 9”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about a TV series called 'Vladimir', a ballet dancer named Igor Zelensky, and general biographies of Putin and Zelenskyy. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming that Zelenskyy threatened to attack Moscow on May 9.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Igor Anatolyevich Zelensky (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Зеленский; born 13 July 1969) is a Russian ballet dancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Zelensky
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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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“there were no strikes on Red Square”
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Web search results explicitly state that the May 9 parade in Moscow proceeded without military hardware and that there were 'No Tanks on Red Square'. Additionally, a snippet mentions a decree prohibiting strikes on Red Square, supporting the fact that no strikes occurred.
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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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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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“there was also no massive retaliatory missile strike on Kiev”
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The claim states there was no massive retaliatory strike. The evidence from Daily Maverick and BBC News confirms that Russia *threatened* to launch such a strike *if* Moscow was attacked. Since the evidence for Claim 3 confirms Moscow was not attacked and the ceasefire was announced, the absence of the retaliatory strike is corroborated by the fact that the condition for the strike (an attack on Moscow) was not met.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Russia would launch a massive retaliatory missile strike on the centre of Kyiv if Ukraine attempted to disrupt Victory Day celebrations
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-04-putin-dec…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Russia's defence ministry has threatened to launch a "retaliatory, massive missile strike" on the centre of Kyiv if Moscow is attacked on 9 May.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2gj2jlr8o?at_medium=RSS…
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