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Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap, at end of first meeting in 9 months between warring sides

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Weber, J. (2026, November 11). Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap, at end of first meeting in 9 months between warring sides. Just The News. https://justthenews.com/government/diplomacy/russia-ukraine-agree-prisoner-swap-end-first-meeting-9-months-between-warring?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators

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Just The News · collected 2026-11-11 · by Joseph Weber

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Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large prisoner exchange following two days of U.S.-led talks in Abu Dhabi, marking the first meeting between the warring sides in nine months. Jared Kushner announced that this would be the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners since the conflict began nearly 12 years ago, although specific numbers were not disclosed yet. Both Vladimir Medinsky from Russia and Rustem Umerov from Ukraine confirmed the agreement to proceed with the exchange.
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Russian and Ukrainian officials, mediated by the United States, concluded a two-day meeting in Abu Dhabi on November 11, agreeing to a large-scale prisoner exchange but failing to make significant progress toward ending their nearly five-year-long war. The talks involved Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukrainian officials expressed "restrained optimism" about the possibility of future meetings between Zelenskyy and Putin. European nations, including France, also participated in the discussions to address security guarantees for Ukraine and post-war reconstruction. However, despite initial hopes for a breakthrough, the primary outcome was an agreement on prisoner exchanges rather than substantive steps toward peace.

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Ukraine GPE · 5× Russia GPE · 4× Abu Dhabi GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Jared Kushner PERSON · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Rustem Umerov PERSON · 1× U.S.-led GPE · 1× Vladimir Medinsky PERSON · 1× the Associated Press ORG · 1×

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Negotiators trying to help end the Russia-Ukraine war said Wednesday the sides have agreed to large exchange of prisoners of war. “One of the positives is we agreed that we’re going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we’re going to finalize the numbers tomorrow,” Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said after the two days of U.S.-led talks in Abu Dhabi ended.
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Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap, at end of first meeting in 9 months between warring sides asserted
Russia → agree → sides
Negotiators trying to help end the Russia-Ukraine war said Wednesday the sides have agreed to large exchange of prisoners of war. “One of the positives is we agreed that we’re going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we’re going to finalize the numbers tomorrow,” Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said after the two days of U.S.-led talks in Abu Dhabi ended. asserted
days → try → Dhabi
Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation, and Rustem Umerov, who led Ukraine's delegation, confirmed the planned exchange, according to the Associated Press. uncertain
who → lead → Press
Russia and Ukraine have previously exchanged prisoners during their roughly 12-year-long war that was escalated by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. asserted
that → exchange → February
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