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Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

South China Morning Post · · 204 words · By Lucy Quaggin
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“Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine”
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Multiple independent news organizations (RT News, Al Jazeera, France24, and Denver7) all report that President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between 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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“ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and an exchange of prisoners”
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The Guardian and Al Jazeera both report that Trump stated the ceasefire would include a suspension of 'kinetic activity' and a prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has announced on social media that there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May. The US president said the ceasefire would include a suspensi…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/08/trump-russia-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — This Ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country,” Trump said.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/trump-announces-thre…
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web search NEUTRAL — “This Ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/trump-announces-three-…
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“THREE DAY CEASEFIRE (May 9th, 10th, and 11th) in the War between Russia and Ukraine”
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Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and other web results confirm the specific dates of the ceasefire as May 9, 10, and 11.
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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 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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“Victory Day in Russia, celebrated on May 9, which commemorates the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II”
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Wikipedia and History.com confirm that Victory Day is celebrated on May 9 to commemorate the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
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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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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 Day parades (Russian: Парад Победы, romanized: Parad Pobedy) are common military parades that are held on 9 May in some post-Soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_parades
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“Trump claimed the ceasefire request was made directly by him”
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The provided web search results for this specific claim discuss Trump's claims regarding Iran and Pakistan, not the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire request. No evidence in the provided set confirms he claimed the request was made directly by him for this specific event.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump says he will extend a ceasefire with Iran until Iran submits a proposal to end the conflict permanently.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/21/world/live-news/iran-war-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s “new regime president” has asked for a ceasefire, as the United States and Israel continue their war on the country.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/iran-denies-trumps-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the end, Trump announced the ceasefire extension on Truth Social, his preferred means for war updates since it began in late February. The president said he made the decision at the request of Paki…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg4yr90jr2o
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“its agreement by President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy”
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Deutsche Welle reports that Trump stated both Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to the halt in fighting, and Sputnik reports that Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed Russia's agreement to the initiative.
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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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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 — Speculations regarding the health of Vladimir Putin have been a regular occurrence since his rise to power as President of Russia. They include theories about severe and potentially terminal medical i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin's_inc…
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“we received Russia’s agreement to conduct a prisoner of war exchange in the format of 1,000 for 1,000”
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Sputnik, ABC News, and other reports confirm the agreement for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner of war exchange.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine and Russia have agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each after the first face-to-face talks in three years. The date for the transfer has been set, but is not being made public, Ukraine's de…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c74nxrr7mwkt
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war during the first direct peace talks between the two sides since 2022.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/russia-and-ukraine-ag…
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web search NEUTRAL — MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has agreed to US President Donald Trump's initiative to establish a ceasefire with Ukraine from May 9 to 11 and conduct a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange with Kiev, Kremlin…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260508/moscow-agrees-to-trumps-in…
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“A ceasefire is also to be established on May 9, 10, 11”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Microsoft and AI. There is no evidence in the provided set that Volodymyr Zelenskyy specifically stated the ceasefire dates.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Google, Microsoft and xAI will share unreleased versions of their AI models with the government to curb cybersecurity threats, the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/05/tech/microsoft-google-xai-gov…
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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Microsoft 365 Copilot—your AI productivity assistant. Chat, search, create, and get started with AI-powered tools for work and home.
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