Ceasefire (very brief) between Russia and Ukraine. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Friday that his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, have agreed on the between May 9 and 11. The pact includes a exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each country.
“I am pleased to announce that there will be a Three-day ceasefire (May 9, 10 and 11) in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The celebration in Russia is on the occasion of Victory Day; Likewise, it is celebrated in Ukraine, given that this country was also a fundamental element and played a capital role in World War II,” Trump said in a message on Truth Social.
“This ceasefire will include the suspension of all war activityas well as a exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each country. This request was made directly by me, and I am extremely grateful that it has been accepted by both the president and President Volodymyr Zelensky,” added the American president.
In relation to the short period of time during which the ceasefire will be in force, Trump has indicated that wait for this truce ends up becoming “the beginning of the end of a very long, lethal and arduously fought war.
The American president concluded his message by informing that Talks continue to try to definitively end the armed conflict —”the largest since World War II,” as Trump has stated—and that every day we are “closer to achieving it.”
Russia had declared a unilateral ceasefire
It is worth remembering that Russia had unilaterally declared a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine on May 8 and 9 on the occasion of Victory Day, in which Russia celebrates its triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II.
The Russian Ministry of Defense had denounced this Friday that Ukraine did not join that unilateral 48-hour truce and which continued to attack the positions of the Russian military and objectives in the rear.
For his part, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky had accused Russia of not respecting its own ceasefire during the night from Thursday to Friday, indicating that “they had documented more than 140 Russian attacks to positions at the front.”
