Trump allows for the extension of the truce between Ukraine and the Russian Federation after May 11
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Donald Trump allows for the extension of the truce between Ukraine and the Russian Federation after May 11. According to the US President, the war in Ukraine is the worst thing that has happened since World War II.
U.S. President Donald Trump allows for the possibility that the truce between Ukraine and the Russian Federation will continue even after May 11. He stated this during a conversation with journalists, UNN reports.
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When asked if he expects the truce he announced between Kyiv and Moscow to last longer than three days, the head of the White House answered in the affirmative.
"It would be good. This is the worst since World War II in terms of lives. 25,000 young soldiers every month. It's crazy,"
Recall
The day before, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a three-day truce between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and also announced a prisoner of war exchange in a "thousand for a thousand" format.
Subsequently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the truce on May 9-11 and the prisoner exchange in the 1000 for 1000 format.
Later, Yury Ushakov, an aide to Russian dictator Putin, stated that Russia agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's initiative for a truce with Ukraine from May 9 to 11 and the conduct of a prisoner exchange in the "thousand for a thousand" format during this period.