Ukraine and Russia agree to swap over 1,000 prisoners of war

war.obozrevatel.com (Ukrainian) —

Ukraine and Russia plan to exchange at least 1,000 prisoners of war in the next swap, with both sides working to increase that number, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said. Lubinets discussed the exchange mechanisms with his Russian counterpart Yana Lantratova, who confirmed the minimum figure of 1,000 people. Ukraine also proposed including illegally detained civilians alongside military personnel, a request Russia indicated readiness to consider. The exchange was agreed during trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, with US envoy Jared Kushner saying the final number would be confirmed the following day. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov called the agreement the main outcome of those negotiations.


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