Ukraine and Russia agree to large-scale prisoner exchange after second day of talks

Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement for a large-scale prisoner exchange after two days of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi. The American delegation was led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Although the negotiations made progress on humanitarian issues, significant disagreements over territorial control and postwar security arrangements remain unresolved.

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…

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a large prisoner swap following two days of US-mediated talks held in Abu Dhabi. The deal was confirmed by representatives from both countries' delegations, Vladimir Medinsky for Russia and Rustem Umerov for Ukraine. Following the agreement, US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

U.S.-mediated talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi resulted in an agreement for a large prisoner exchange, though Russia’s demand for territorial recognition remains unresolved. Jared Kushner, one of the U.S. negotiators, confirmed that both sides would finalize details of the humanitarian release on Thursday. Despite initial skepticism, officials expressed cautious optimism about progress…

At talks brokered by the US in Abu Dhabi, Russia and Ukraine have made significant progress towards a large prisoner exchange involving more than 1,000 prisoners from each side but showed little movement on achieving a broader peace deal. Both countries sent high-level delegations led by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff of the Trump administration to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine post-war, with David…

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a significant exchange of prisoners of war following two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi that concluded without major progress toward ending Russia's five-year invasion of Ukraine. While both sides confirmed the planned prisoner swap, which could happen within the next few weeks, there was no substantial movement on key issues such as post-war security guarantees and the…

On November 10 and 11, delegations from Ukraine, the US, and Russia met in Abu Dhabi to discuss the ongoing conflict, but failed to reach a ceasefire agreement. The primary outcome was an agreement on a significant prisoner exchange, with Jared Kushner announcing plans to finalize the prisoner numbers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested an exchange of up to 1,500 prisoners, and Russia indicated that a…