US EditionRussia and Ukraine agree prisoner swap, but little other progress in Istanbul talks
TURKEY, JUL 24 – The exchange returned over 1,200 prisoners of war amid stalled talks, with both sides still divided on ceasefire and summit proposals, officials said.
- On July 23, 2025, Ukraine and Russia held a prisoner exchange, returning over 1,000 people including seriously ill and severely wounded defenders.
- Earlier this year, Ukraine and Russia began humanitarian exchanges, with Zelenskyy said earlier this week that the agenda included the return of prisoners of war and abducted children.
- According to Medinsky, Russian delegate Vladimir Medinsky confirmed that around 250 Russian and 250 Ukrainian prisoners of war were exchanged along the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.
- In his message on Telegram, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over 1,000 Ukrainians have returned through all stages of the Istanbul agreements, adding `Bringing all our people back is a priority for the state`.
- According to Umerov, Umerov proposed a summit by the end of August between Zelensky and Putin with participation of Trump and Erdoğan, while Medinsky agreed to exchange at least 1,200 more prisoners of war from each side in the near future.
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Ukraine proposes Zelenskyy, Putin, Trump and Erdogan meet this summer – Knowhere News
Updated @ 6:06 PM EDT on July 23, 2025 KYIV and Moscow Ukraine suggested that the presidents of the two nations meet this summer with President Trump and the leader of Turkey to discuss a settlement to the conflict, and Russia has agreed to trade more prisoners with Ukraine. However, despite President Trump’s recent threats to impose severe new economic consequences on Moscow should it not reach a ceasefire agreement by early September, the two …
Ukraine and Russia agree on a further exchange of prisoners and short ceasefires at the front during the third round of negotiations in Istanbul. There is no rapprochement on the peace issue.
Delegations from Moscow and Kyyiv met on Wednesday for a third round of negotiations in Istanbul and agreed on a prisoner exchange.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine and Russia have agreed on the exchange of 1,200 prisoners of war, calling it a major step forward in ongoing negotiations to bring Ukrainians home from Russian captivity. The President stated this while speaking with journalists on July 24, as reported by the UNITED24 Media correspondent. “We have agreed on the exchange of 1,200 prisoners of war,” Zelenskyy confirmed. “This is so…
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Kiev and Moscow have agreed on new exchanges of prisoners of war and detained civilians. The negotiators have not yet touched on key issues.
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