Trump announces three-day of ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

Published connected 08/05/2026 - 20:52 GMT+2•Updated 23:55

US President Donald Trump announced connected Friday that Ukraine and Russia person agreed to a three-day ceasefire, to beryllium followed by a captive swap.

The ceasefire volition use connected 9, 10 and 11 May arsenic the Kremlin prepares to clasp a subject parade for Victory Day. In a societal media post, Trump said helium made the petition for a cessation of hostilities, and it was agreed by the leaders of some countries.

“This ceasefire volition see a suspension of each kinetic activity, and besides a situation swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country," Trump said successful a societal media post.

"This petition was made straight by me, and I precise overmuch admit its statement by President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”

Zelenskyy signed a statesmanlike decree connected Friday night, suggesting Kyiv would "allow" the parade to spell ahead, but implied that the ceasefire volition lone use to the Red Square, and not the remainder of Russia.

“Taking into relationship galore requests, and for humanitarian purposes outlined during negotiations with the American broadside connected 8 May 2026, I hereby decree: to licence the holding of a parade successful the metropolis of Moscow (Russian Federation) connected May 9, 2026.”

Zelenskyy said the truce would statesman connected Saturday astatine 10 americium Kyiv time.

"For the duration of the parade (starting astatine 10:00 americium Kyiv clip connected 9 May 2026), the territorial assemblage of Red Square shall beryllium excluded from the operational usage program of Ukrainian weaponry," the statesmanlike decree said, outlining the nonstop coordinates of the assemblage of Moscow that comprises the Red Square.

Ahead of the parade, Russia had tightened information astir Moscow fearing drone attacks from Ukraine, which is present capable to deed targets connected a longer range. Kyiv accused Moscow of violating its ain demands for a ceasefire.

Extra information for Moscow and Putin

After Russia broke the Ukraine-proposed truce connected Wednesday and Zelenskyy vowed to respond “in kind”, the Kremlin tightened its already-reinforced information measures, including those for Putin, arsenic helium is expected to preside implicit the parade connected Saturday.

According to galore media reports confirmed by Ukrainian intelligence, the Kremlin has besides deployed aerial defence systems from Russian regions to Moscow for the parade.

Earlier this week Zelenskyy said other layers person been added successful cardinal Moscow, leaving the remainder of Russia without air-defence protection.

“We spot that successful caller weeks, further rings of aerial defence person been built up astir Moscow astatine the disbursal of a large-scale redeployment of systems from Russia's regions,” Zelenskyy said astatine the time.

Authorities successful astatine slightest 11 Russian regions person called disconnected nationalist celebrations entirely, citing information concerns, according to media reports.

Among those regions is Chuvashia, wherever a Ukrainian onslaught connected a subject concern tract successful the determination superior Cheboksary connected Tuesday demonstrated Kyiv’s capableness to onslaught targets implicit 1,000km heavy into the Russian rear with domestically-made weapons.

Events were besides cancelled successful Russia-annexed Crimea, an internationally recognised territory of Ukraine.