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truce

[troos] / trus /


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On Friday evening, Trump announced that Putin and Zelensky agreed to a three-day truce starting Saturday, along with an exchange of 1,000 prisoners.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Putin had earlier announced a ceasefire for 8-9 May, while Kyiv had called for an indefinite truce, starting 6 May.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Kyiv had earlier called for an indefinite truce, starting 6 May.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

While Washington and Beijing slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other's exports a year ago, Trump and Xi agreed on a year-long trade truce at their October meeting in South Korea.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He waves, which means truce, which means he still can’t handle talking about anything remotely heavy and would prefer to ignore it.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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