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Putin Holds Victory Parade as Trump Pushes 1,000-Prisoner Ceasefire

5/11/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Russian troops marched in a Victory Day parade on Red Square as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire ran.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukraine violated the ceasefire over 1,000 times, prompting its forces to respond.
U.S. President Donald Trump called for extending the ceasefire and announced a 1,000-prisoner exchange per side.
President Vladimir Putin blamed Western leaders for breaking NATO-expansion promises and said the war neared its end.

History

Historical Context

After three-and-a-half years of fighting, the Dayton Conference held 1–21 November 1995 in Ohio produced the General Framework Agreement, signed 21 November and ceremonially 14 December 1995, ending the Bosnian War. Led by U.S. negotiator Richard Holbrooke with Russian Igor Ivanov and EU envoy Carl Bildt, the accord created a multinational cease-fire model that today informs the fragile Ukraine truce.

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Story summary

Russian troops marched in a Victory Day parade on Red Square as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire ran.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukraine violated the ceasefire over 1,000 times, prompting its forces to respond.
U.S. President Donald Trump called for extending the ceasefire and announced a 1,000-prisoner exchange per side.
President Vladimir Putin blamed Western leaders for breaking NATO-expansion promises and said the war neared its end.

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