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Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
and / with
yǔ
与
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
each / separately
gèzì
各自
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
plan
jìhuà
计划
。

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Putin
Pǔjīng
普京
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
May 8 to 9
5 yuè 8 rì zhì 9 rì
5月8日至9日
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
，
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelensky
Zélíānsījī
泽连斯基
on the other hand / while
zé
则
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
from
cóng
从
late night of May 5
5 yuè 5 rì shēnyè
5月5日深夜
starting from
qǐ
起
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
。

May 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Putin
Pǔjīng
普京
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
，
the Russian side
Éfāng
俄方
will / is scheduled to
jiāngyú
将于
May 8 to 9
5 yuè 8 rì zhì 9 rì
5月8日至9日
to implement / to carry out
shíshī
实施
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
，
in order to
yǐ
以
to commemorate
jìniàn
纪念
World War II
Èrzhàn
二战
victory
shènglì
胜利
anniversary
jìniànrì
纪念日
。
Putin
Pǔjīng
普京
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
to hope / to wish
xīwàng
希望
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
also
yě
也
to abide by / to observe
zūnshǒu
遵守
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
，
but / however
dàn
但
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
if
ruò
若
the Ukrainian side
Wūfāng
乌方
to disrupt / to sabotage
pòhuài
破坏
celebration / ceremony
qìngdiǎn
庆典
will
jiāng
将
to face / to suffer
zāodào
遭到
retaliation
bàofù
报复
。
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelensky
Zélíānsījī
泽连斯基
shortly after / subsequently
suíhòu
随后
also
yě
也
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
，
from
cóng
从
May 5 to 6
5 yuè 5 rì zhì 6 rì
5月5日至6日
late at night / in the dead of night
shēnyè
深夜
midnight / 00:00
líng shí
零时
starting from
qǐ
起
to take effect
shēngxiào
生效
。
Zelensky
Zélíānsījī
泽连斯基
to emphasize / to stress
qiángdiào
强调
，
as of / up to
jiézhì
截至
May 4
5 yuè 4 rì
5月4日
，
the Ukrainian side
Wūfāng
乌方
have not yet
shàngwèi
尚未
to receive
shōudào
收到
the Russian side
Éfāng
俄方
any
rènhé
任何
formal / official
zhèngshì
正式
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
proposal
tíàn
提案
。
both countries / the two nations
liǎng guó
两国
each / independently
gèzì
各自
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
，
but / however
dàn
但
conditions / terms
tiáojiàn
条件
not at all / do not
bìng bù
并不
the same / identical
xiāngtóng
相同
。
this ceasefire
zhè cì tínghuǒ
这次停火
passive marker
bèi
被
outside world / observers
wàijiè
外界
to regard as / to view as
shìwéi
视为
war
zhànzhēng
战争
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
before / prior to
qián
前
structural particle
de
的
exploratory / tentative
shìtànxìng
试探性
step / move
bùzhòu
步骤
，
but
dàn
但
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
whether or not
shìfǒu
是否
truly / genuinely
zhēnzhèng
真正
to comply with / to abide by
zūnshǒu
遵守
still / yet
réng
仍
remains to be
yǒudài
有待
to observe
guānchá
观察
。

New Words

tínghuǒ
停火
ceasefire
xuānbù
宣布
to announce / to declare
jìniànrì
纪念日
anniversary
shènglì
胜利
victory
jǐnggào
警告
to warn
bàofù
报复
retaliation
suíhòu
随后
shortly after / subsequently
shēngxiào
生效
to take effect
qiángdiào
强调
to emphasize / to stress
tiáojiàn
条件
conditions / terms
guānchá
观察
to observe
zūnshǒu
遵守
to comply with / to abide by

News in English

China & World

Russia and Ukraine Each Declare Separate Ceasefires Ahead of Victory Day

Russian President Putin announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9, while Ukrainian President Zelensky declared his own ceasefire starting from late night on May 5.

Russian President Putin announced that Russia will implement a ceasefire from May 8-9 to commemorate the anniversary of World War II victory. Putin stated he hopes Ukraine will also observe the ceasefire, but warned that if Ukraine disrupts the celebrations, it will face retaliation.

Ukrainian President Zelensky subsequently also announced a ceasefire effective from midnight May 5-6. Zelensky emphasized that as of May 4, Ukraine had not yet received any formal ceasefire proposal from Russia.

Both countries announced ceasefires independently, but the conditions and terms are not identical. This ceasefire is viewed by observers as an exploratory step before the end of the war. However, whether both sides will truly comply remains to be observed.

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