Three day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire begins as Moscow holds ‘victory day’ parade – Europe live

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · May 09, 2026 · 267 words · By Vivian Ho

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Morning opening: Three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine begins Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Europe.

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Morning opening: Three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine begins Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Europe.

Why it matters

A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine kicks off today that will include “a suspension of all “kinetic activity” and a swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country.

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Though it was first announced by Donald Trump on social media, it has since been confirmed by both sides.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine kicks off today”

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Multiple independent news sources, including The Guardian and Al Jazeera, report that Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine starting May 9.

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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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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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Claim 2: “Though it was first announced by Donald Trump on social media, it has since been confirmed by both sides.”

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The Guardian and Al Jazeera both report that the announcement was made by Trump on social media and subsequently confirmed by both sides (Russia and Ukraine).

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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 — 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 — The Steele dossier, also known as the Trump–Russia dossier, is a controversial political opposition research report on the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump compiled by counterintelligence sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steele_dossier

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Claim 3: “Péter Magyar is set to be inaugurated in Hungary”

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The Guardian, AP News, and Wikipedia all confirm that Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, is set to be inaugurated as the prime minister of Hungary following the 2026 elections.

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web search NEUTRAL — Peter Magyar, leader of the election-winning Tisza Party, talks to the media before meeting Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok in the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday April …
https://apnews.com/article/hungary-magyar-regime-change-cele…

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web search NEUTRAL — Péter Magyar (Photo by Róbert Hegedüs/MTI). The Tisza Party will organize a major national event in front of Parliament on Kossuth tér to mark the inaugural session of the new National Assembly, prime…
https://bbj.hu/politics/domestic/parliament/magyar-lays-out-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Péter Magyar is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who is the president of the Tisza Party. He led the party to victory in the 2026 parliamentary election and is expected to become the next prime minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Péter_Magyar

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Claim 4: “a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire called by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in exchange for the Victory Day ceasefire”

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While evidence exists for the Russian Victory Day ceasefire, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention a specific 'unilateral 24-hour ceasefire' called by Volodymyr Zelenskyy in exchange.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inaugurated as the sixth President of Ukraine, commencing his first term, which is still ongoing due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. During his inaugur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Volodymyr_Zele…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2025, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade

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Claim 5: “Russia had previously announced a ceasefire to mark its 9 May second world war Victory Day”

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Both The Guardian and Al Jazeera report that Russia had previously announced a unilateral ceasefire to mark the May 9 Victory 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 6: “that will include “a suspension of all “kinetic activity” and a swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country”

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The specific details regarding the 'suspension of all kinetic activity' and the swap of 1,000 prisoners are reported by Deutsche Welle, The Guardian, and Al Jazeera.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Unit…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)

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Claim 7: “the UK’s newly elected MPs are scheduled to take their oaths in Parliament this morning”

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The web search results provided only definitions of the word 'newly' and do not contain any factual information regarding UK MPs taking oaths in Parliament.

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of NEWLY is lately, recently. How to use newly in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newly

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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of newly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/eng…

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web search NEUTRAL — Newly is used before a past participle or an adjective to indicate that a particular action is very recent, or that a particular state of affairs has very recently begun to exist.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/newly

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