Trump stuns world by brokering shock THREE-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and 2,000-prisoner swap on eve of Putin's Victory Day

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 19:09, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 19:29, 8 May 2026 Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The ceasefire comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares a grand celebration in Moscow this weekend to mark the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. 'I am pleased to announce that there will be a three day ceasefire (May 9th, 10th, and 11th) in the War between Russia and Ukraine,' Trump wrote on Truth Social.  'The Celebration in Russia is for Victory Day but, likewise, in Ukraine, because they were also a big part and factor of World War II.' The President stated that the ceasefire will halt all military operations and include a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 detainees 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 added.  Trump said he hopes the ceasefire will help bring an eventual end to a 'very long, deadly' war, adding, 'Talks are continuing on ending this major conflict, the biggest since World War II, and we are getting closer and closer every day.' Last week, Trump told reporters that he had raised the possibility of a ceasefire in a private 90-minute phone call with Putin, but nothing was confirmed at the time. The ceasefire comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares a grand celebration in Moscow this weekend to mark the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II The President stated that the ceasefire will halt all military operations and include a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 detainees from each country Trump told reporters that he had raised the possibility of a ceasefire in a private 90-minute phone call with Putin, but nothing was confirmed at the time The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.