Ukraine and Russia Agree on Large-Scale Prisoner Exchange

Ukraine and Russia have agreed on a large-scale prisoner exchange. Head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky announced this after the talks in Abu Dhabi concluded.

“Members of our delegation worked specifically on this issue. We have reached an agreement in principle on a new large-scale prisoner exchange, the specific details of which will be announced shortly,” he said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously said that an exchange involving 1,000–1,500 people from each side was under discussion.

Medinsky also declined to disclose further details of the talks, which took place yesterday and today.

“In such cases, details are never discussed until a final agreement has been reached,” he said.