Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

US President ⁠Donald Trump on ‌Friday announced on ​social media that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war ​between Russia ⁠and Ukraine from May 9 until May 11.

Moscow and Kyiv have both ⁠accused ‌each other of violating ceasefires that each has ‌separately declared. Trump said in ⁠a Truth Social post that the pause ‌will include ‌a suspension of all kinetic ‌activity, and also ‌a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country.

"Hopefully, it is ⁠the ⁠beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War," he said, adding that there was constant ​progress in talks to ​end the ​conflict.