politics
May 9, 2026
Trump announces readiness to send negotiators on Ukraine to Moscow
The United States is ready to send negotiators to Moscow to assist in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, said US President Donald Trump. RIA Novosti, 05/09/2026
TL;DR
- The United States is ready to send negotiators to Moscow to facilitate the resolution of the Ukraine conflict.
- President Trump would participate if he believed it would help and expressed openness to extending the ceasefire.
- Russia agreed to a U.S. initiative for a truce from May 9th to 11th, including a prisoner exchange of 1,000 individuals per side.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky also agreed to the ceasefire and ordered preparations for the prisoner exchange.
- Earlier, President Putin informed President Trump of Russia's readiness to declare a ceasefire by May 9th.