Trump announces 3-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · May 08, 2026 · 1258 words · By Felix Tamsut

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Trump announces 3-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia Published May 8, 2026last updated May 8, 2026What you need to know - US President Donald Trump announces 3-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia - Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls Russia's unilateral…

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Why it matters

"This Ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Common ground

Trump said he had made the request for a halt in fighting, and that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had agreed.

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Claim 1: “Trump said he had made the request for a halt in fighting, and that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had agreed.”

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Web search results indicate that Trump requested the halt and that both Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to the truce/ceasefire.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump wanted Ukraine to agree on a ceasefire with Russia in order to immediately halt hostilities and work towards a comprehensive peace deal.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US president D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Trump–Zelenskyy_Oval_Offi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are both hailing their phone call as a significant step towards peace in Ukraine. That doesn't mean it was.Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to a truce deal after threats of l…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/donald-trump-vladimir…

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web search NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed up for a partial ceasefire that Donald Trump agreed with Vladimir Putin a day earlier. The news came after the Ukrainian president held a ‘good’ hour-long phone call with hi…
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/donald-trump-phone-call…

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Claim 2: “The number of foreign guests at the parade will be much more limited than in previous years, with only the leaders of Belarus, Malaysia and Laos attending, the Kremlin said.”

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Claim 3: “The traditional Victory Day parade in the Russian capital, Moscow, will not feature the usual display of military vehicles on Red Square, and no cadets from prestigious military academies will attend.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that the May 9, 2026, parade in Moscow will exclude military vehicles and cadets from prestigious academies.

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web search NEUTRAL — The traditional Victory Day parade in the Russian capital Moscow on May 9, 2026 will be scaled back. It will not feature the usual display of military vehicles on Red Square , and no cadets from prest…
https://www.dw.com/en/why-russia-has-scaled-back-may-9-victo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Moscow Victory Day Parade without Military Hardware Marks Shift amid Security Concerns. The 2026 May 9 parade in Moscow will exclude military vehicles, reflecting current operational security and prom…
https://stock-press.org/article/moscow-victory-day-parade-wi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia said this year's Victory Day parade in Moscow will proceed without tanks, missiles or other military equipment. The move marks the first such Red Square parade since 2008 and comes amid securit…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/russia-victory-day-par…

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Claim 4: “Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expected US envoys to visit Kyiv in the coming weeks”

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Two independent web search results confirm Zelenskyy's statement regarding the expectation of US envoys visiting Kyiv at the turn of spring and summer.

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web search NEUTRAL — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visiting a military hospital for soldiers fighting in the Kyiv Oblast, 13 March. Phase 1: invasion of Ukraine 2022, 24 February – 7 April. On the morning of 24 February, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

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web search NEUTRAL — We are coordinating the schedule of necessary visits and expect representatives of the President of the United States in Kyiv at the turn of spring and summer. We hope that this time we will be able t…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/zelenskyy-expects-high-level…

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web search NEUTRAL — “We hope this time we will be able to realize what has been planned and reinvigorate diplomacy,” Zelenskyy wrote after receiving a briefing from Umerov, who also serves as secretary of Ukraine’s Natio…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/eurasia/zelenskyy-says-kyiv-expects…

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Claim 5: “According to the WHO, about 80% of the attacks have been on outpatient clinics, hospitals and other health institutions, with the remaining 20% of the strikes being on ambulances and other health-related vehicles.”

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The claim states 80% of attacks were on facilities and 20% on vehicles. However, the provided evidence from ABC News citing the WHO states that 86% of attacks targeted health care facilities, which contradicts the 80/20 split.

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web search NEUTRAL — This is the highest number of attacks the WHO has ever recorded in any humanitarian emergency to date, according to the agency. During the course of the war, 86% of these attacks have targeted health …
https://abcnews.com/International/records-1940-health-care-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — WHO defines an attack on health infrastructure as any act or threat of violence that disrupts the availability, access, or delivery of health services. Their data includes confirmed and probable attac…
https://abuforum.com/who-data-indicates-rising-number-of-dea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/ukraine-russia-crisis/

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Claim 6: “This Ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'announce' and does not contain any information regarding kinetic activity or prisoner swaps.

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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of announce verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/americ…

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ANNOUNCE is to make known publicly : proclaim. How to use announce in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Announce.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/announced

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web search NEUTRAL — ANNOUNCED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of announce 2. to make something known or tell people about…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/announce…

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Claim 7: “More than 3,000 attacks on Ukraine's healthcare system have been registered since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'reported' and does not provide the actual WHO statistics requested.

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web search NEUTRAL — Announcing, informing & stating (Definition of reported from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reported

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of REPORT is common talk or an account spread by common talk : rumor. How to use report in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reported

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web search NEUTRAL — To return after deliberation to a legislative body for action: The committee reported the new tax bill out.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/reported

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Claim 8: “According to the UN, almost 13 million people in Ukraine require humanitarian aid.”

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Claim 9: “the threat of Ukrainian attacks also resulted in more than a dozen airports in southern Russia being closed, according to the country's aviation authorities.”

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Claim 10: “US President Donald Trump announced on social media that a three-day ceasefire would take place from May 9 to May 11 in the war between Russia and Ukraine.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 via social media.

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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 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2025_Putin–Trump_phon…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the second Trump administration has been described as imperialist and expansionist in its approach to the Americas, and isolationist in its approach to Europe, espousing a realis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_second_T…

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Claim 11: “A drone crash caused a large forest fire within the Chernobyl exclusion zone near the area's defunct nuclear plant, Ukrainian authorities said.”

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Claim 12: “At least 27 people were killed and dozens more injured in Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine late on Tuesday night.”

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Claim 13: “The leaders of two Georgian breakaway republics backed by Russia not recognized by the UN will also be in attendance.”

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Claim 14: “In some regions of Russia, the Victory Day celebrations have been canceled entirely.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Victory Day celebrations/parades were canceled in more than 20 Russian cities and in annexed Crimea.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026, 11:57 pm.As Russia prepared for May 9, authorities in more than 20 Russian cities canceled Victory Day parades, while Moscow and several other cities decided to hold parades without milit…
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/07/zelensky-urges-foreign-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Events were also canceled in annexed Crimea, where a drone strike killed five people on Wednesday. May 9 remains one of Russia’s most widely celebrated holidays, as nearly every Russian family was imp…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/08/russia-readies-for…

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