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Russia, Ukraine agree on prisoner exchange as talks end without major breakthrough

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Associated Press. (2026, November 11). Russia, Ukraine agree on prisoner exchange as talks end without major breakthrough. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3374117/russia-ukraine-agree-prisoner-exchange-talks-end-without-major-breakthrough

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Russia and Ukraine agreed on a prisoner exchange during two days of U.S.-mediated talks, which concluded without major progress on resolving the ongoing conflict that began nearly five years ago with Russia's full-scale invasion. The discussions faced key obstacles such as post-war security arrangements, the status of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, and the involvement of European nations in a potential peace settlement. Both sides have periodically exchanged prisoners but remain far apart on core demands for ending hostilities.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on November 8 that Europeans will join U.S.-mediated Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, which began on November 10. Despite earlier objections from the Kremlin, European officials participated alongside delegations from Russia and Ukraine to discuss ending Moscow's war against Ukraine and post-war security agreements. The two-day session focused primarily on prisoner exchanges; both sides agreed to a large swap involving more than 1,000 prisoners each but made little progress toward broader peace negotiations due to divergent demands over territory and long-term security arrangements.

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Russia, Ukraine agree on prisoner exchange as talks end without major breakthrough Key hurdles in negotiations include post-war security, the fate of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and the role of European nations Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, both sides said Wednesday as two days of US mediated talks concluded, but they announced no major breakthrough on ending the conflict that began after Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly five years ago.
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Russia, Ukraine agree on prisoner exchange as talks end without major breakthrough Key hurdles in negotiations include post-war security, the fate of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and the role of European nations Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, both sides said Wednesday as two days of US mediated talks concluded, but they announced no major breakthrough on ending the conflict that began after Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly five years ago. asserted
that → agree → invasion
Russia and Ukraine have from time to time swapped POWs but have remained far apart in their demands for accepting a peace settlement. asserted
Russia → swap → settlement
US officials say they are determined to revive Washington’s peace efforts that so far have failed to deliver significant results. asserted
that → say → results
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