Anadolu Agency has reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a prisoner-of-war exchange that will be the largest between the two countries to date.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Zelensky said the Russian side had agreed to the prisoner exchange, describing it as an important and tangible achievement of the ongoing negotiations.
Referring to the recent talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, he said the discussions had raised hopes for ending the war and that negotiations were expected to continue in the coming rounds.
Zelensky added that European representatives would also participate as members of the negotiating delegation in the next round of talks and present their views during the discussions.