Ukraine's Zelenskiy confirms US announcement of ceasefire, prisoner exchange
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FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference in Middelburg, Netherlands, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
May 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday confirmed a three-day ceasefire had been arranged with Russia as part of U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the more than four-year-old war.
Zelenskiy, writing on Telegram, also said each of the two sides would be exchanging 1,000 prisoners of war, with humanitarian issues remaining a key Ukrainian priority.
"That is why today, within the framework of the negotiation process mediated by the American side, we received Russia's agreement to conduct a prisoner of war exchange in the format of 1,000 for 1,000," Zelenskiy wrote.
"A ceasefire is also to be established on May 9, 10, 11."
(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Chris Reese)
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