Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials at Abu Dhabi talks say
U.S. mediators said the swap would be the largest humanitarian prisoner release of the war, with numbers still to be finalized.
- 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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The two-day peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by the United States, concluded with an agreement in principle on a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war. Although no clear breakthrough was found regarding the ceasefire and territorial issues, the United States attempted to break the deadlock by broadening the scope of negotiations, including requesting Russia to submit a new security agreement proposal.
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ABU DHABI — Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agreed to a major prisoner exchange at two days of US-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi that ended on Wednesday without a breakthrough on the central issues dividing the two sides.At their first negotiations in nine months, the two countries agreed in principle to exchange prisoners of war and to determine the numbers on Thursday.US envoy Jared Kushner said the new swap would be the "biggest humani…
Russia and Ukraine agree to a prisoner exchange as talks end with no big breakthrough
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, both sides said Wednesday as two days of U.S. mediated talks concluded with no major breakthrough on ending Moscow’s nearly 5-year-old full-scale invasion.Hopes had been low for any significant development in the first meeting in nine months between the delegations. Russia and Ukraine have from time to time swapped POWs but have remained far apart in their demands for accepting a…
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