Trump announces prisoner swap in 3-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

Washington — President Trump connected Friday announced Russia and Ukraine volition swap 1,000 prisoners arsenic a portion of a three-day ceasefire for the reflection of Victory Day successful Russia this weekend. 

Russia and Ukraine antecedently announced abstracted ceasefires connected antithetic days, truthful the timeline isn't wholly clear. Mr. Trump said the impermanent ceasefire volition suspend each kinetic enactment Saturday done Monday, though Russia and Ukraine person yet to confirm. 

Taking to Truth Social, the U.S. president said helium requested the impermanent ceasefire, and appreciates Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreeing to it. 

"Hopefully, it is the opening of the extremity of a precise long, deadly, and hard fought War," helium said of a warfare that's implicit 4 years old. "Talks are continuing connected ending this Major Conflict, the biggest since World War II, and we are getting person and person each day."

Earlier this week, Zelenskyy announced a ceasefire for May 5-6, portion Russia past week suggested a ceasefire for May 8-9. 

Mr. Trump's announcement comes arsenic apical U.S. officials met this week with Ukrainian representatives successful Miami, and aft a telephone Mr. Trump and Putin had past week. 

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