Evening Wire: Three-Day Peace In Ukraine & Virginia Strikes Down New Map | 5.8.26

John Bickley· Host0:00

[upbeat music] President Trump announces a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The Virginia Supreme Court devastates the Democrats' redistricting plans, and the government opens up its secret UFO vault to the public. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Friday, May 8th, this is Evening Wire. [record scratch] President Trump announced a short-term ceasefire today between Russia and Ukraine. In a post on Truth Social, the president said, quote, "The ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity and also a prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country." Trump also said that he directly requested the ceasefire from May 9th through the 12th to celebrate the Soviet Union's victory in World War II. Trump thanked both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy for agreeing and says talks to end the conflict are ongoing. [whoosh] The situation in the Hormuz Strait remains tense. Daily Wire foreign affairs reporter Cassia Kiba has the latest on the standoff with Iran.

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US Central Command said American fighter jets disabled two more oil tankers after they attempted to violate the US blockade on Iran. According to CENTCOM, the Navy jets targeted the Iran-flagged tankers before they could enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. The command said an F-18 Super Hornet launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush fired precision munitions into the vessels' smokestacks, disabling both ships and preventing them from reaching Iran. So far, more than 50 vessels have been redirected