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President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, set to stretch from Saturday to Monday, but the likelihood of a longer-term pause was not immediately clear. Trump told reporters Friday that he would like to see “a big extension,” but shared no immediate plans to send a negotiating team to Moscow. “I would do it if I thought it would help. I’d do it. I’d love to see that war end,” Trump said. Trump said the ceasefire is timed to coincide with “Victory Day,” a Russian military holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. At Saturday’s parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the NATO defense alliance and expressed confidence that Russian troops fighting in Ukraine would prevail. In a post marking “Europe Day,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “We are defending Ukraine, our independence, our future – and in doing so, we in Ukraine are defending our Europe. A Europe of which Ukraine has been and will remain a part.” In a social media post announcing the ceasefire Friday, Trump said the agreement would include “a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country.” “This request was made directly by me, and I very much appreciate its agreement by President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” Trump wrote. “Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War.” Trump said peace talks are getting “closer every day.” Hours earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said efforts to reach a peaceful diplomatic resolution had “stagnated.” Rubio also provided an update on negotiations with Iran. He said he hoped to receive “a serious offer” later Friday in response to a new U.S. proposal aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. There were no major updates on the status of talks as of early Saturday morning. Recent exchanges of fire in the strait have raised concerns about the durability of the current ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, but officials insist the agreement remains in effect.
President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, set to stretch from Saturday to Monday, but the likelihood of a longer-term pause was not immediately clear.
Trump told reporters Friday that he would like to see “a big extension,” but shared no immediate plans to send a negotiating team to Moscow.
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“I would do it if I thought it would help. I’d do it. I’d love to see that war end,” Trump said.
Trump said the ceasefire is timed to coincide with “Victory Day,” a Russian military holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. At Saturday’s parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the NATO defense alliance and expressed confidence that Russian troops fighting in Ukraine would prevail.
In a post marking “Europe Day,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “We are defending Ukraine, our independence, our future – and in doing so, we in Ukraine are defending our Europe. A Europe of which Ukraine has been and will remain a part.”
In a social media post announcing the ceasefire Friday, Trump said the agreement would include “a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country.”
“This request was made directly by me, and I very much appreciate its agreement by President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” Trump wrote. “Hopefully, it is the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War.”
Trump said peace talks are getting “closer every day.” Hours earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said efforts to reach a peaceful diplomatic resolution had “stagnated.”
Rubio also provided an update on negotiations with Iran. He said he hoped to receive “a serious offer” later Friday in response to a new U.S. proposal aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. There were no major updates on the status of talks as of early Saturday morning.
Recent exchanges of fire in the strait have raised concerns about the durability of the current ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, but officials insist the agreement remains in effect.
