Russia on Thursday declared a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict during the Victory Day celebrations from midnight on May 8 to May 10.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that all Russian military groupings in the conflict zone would completely halt combat operations during the designated period.
The statement added that Russia would also suspend missile and artillery strikes, as well as the use of long-range precision weapons launched from air and sea platforms and combat drones targeting Ukrainian military positions and related infrastructure deep inside Ukrainian territory.
Russia called on the Ukrainian side to observe the ceasefire as well.
At the same time, the ministry said that Russian forces would respond if Ukrainian troops violated the truce or attempted attacks on populated areas and facilities within Russian regions.
It warned again of a massive missile strike on central Kiev if Ukraine disrupts the Victory Day celebrations, and urged civilians in Kiev and staff members of foreign diplomatic missions to leave the city in a timely manner.
Russia's Victory Day ceasefire with Ukraine to last from May 8 to May 10
The U.S. Court of International Trade on Thursday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's new global tariff is illegal, invalidating his 10 percent tariffs on most U.S. imports.
The court ruled that Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows tariffs only when there are "large and serious balance-of-payment deficits."
"But no such thing exists," Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's office said in a release. "A trade deficit is not a balance-of-payment deficit. As the court ruled, the President's tariffs proclamation is invalid, and the tariffs imposed on Plaintiffs are unauthorized by law."
The Trump administration initially invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose universal tariffs worldwide in April 2025. The Supreme Court ruled those tariffs were unlawful in February this year.
Trump then immediately resorted to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 and announced a 10 percent ad valorem duty on "all articles imported into the United States," supposedly in response to trade deficits.
The duty went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Feb 24, 2026, and is set to remain in effect until 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 24, 2026, unless "suspended, modified, or terminated on an earlier date" or "extended by an Act of the Congress." In the face of the new global tariff, a coalition of 24 U.S. states filed their respective complaints in March 2026.
US int'l trade court rules Trump's new global tariff illegal
