Trump declares 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
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Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.
Russia accuses Ukraine of violating US-brokered 3-day truce
Russia accused Kyiv of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, while Ukrainian officials said that one person had been killed and more injured by Russian drone and artillery strikes in the past
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Trump hopes for extension to agreed three-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire
Trump's announcement of the temporary ceasefire on Truth Social earlier in the day also said each country, locked in more than four years of conflict, would exchange 1,000 prisoners of war
Zelenskiy says US talks "positive," Russian response to truce offer was strikes
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticised Russia for answering his offer of an Easter truce with airstrikes on Wednesday but he praised as "positive" fresh
Russia and Ukraine to hold 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter
Russia unilaterally declared a ceasefire last year but both sides accused the other of breaking it. Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have said their countries will hold a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend.
Russia, Ukraine agree to truce and prisoner exchange amid WWII observance
He said he hoped the pause represented “the beginning of the end of a very long, deadly, and hard fought War.” Zelensky and the Kremlin confirmed the truce as part of on-and-off U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict.