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Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials at Abu Dhabi talks say
U.S.-mediated talks also covered returning Ukrainian civilians and children held in captivity, with officials saying the swap would be the biggest of the war.
- On Wednesday, Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi agreed to a major prisoner-of-war exchange following two days of U.S.-brokered negotiations. Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, called it the "biggest humanitarian release of prisoners."
- Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met for a second straight day of talks mediated by Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff. Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, led the Ukrainian delegation in the neutral UAE capital.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the meeting as "very productive," despite hopes for a broader peace breakthrough remaining low. Officials focused primarily on humanitarian issues, including prisoner exchanges and returning civilians, while discussing security guarantees.
- Moscow insisted on excluding European countries from direct negotiations, though representatives from the European Union and NATO consulted with the Ukrainian team. Both nations continue battering each other with long-range missiles and drones amid the ongoing war.
- With the prisoner exchange set to occur in the near future, officials will finalize the specific numbers on Thursday. Despite this humanitarian progress, both Russia and Ukraine have shown no sign of willingness to compromise on their broader demands.
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a large-scale prisoner exchange, Russian delegation head Vladimir Megynsky announced at a press conference in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday following the conclusion of trilateral talks on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. He promised to provide details of the planned prisoner exchange later.
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US sends Jared Kushner said that the numbers for the exchange would be finalized tomorrow after two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi.
·Paris, France
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Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, who participated in the talks, called the discussions "very substantive," although he acknowledged that they were "quite difficult."
·Hungary
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