Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the completion of the first phase of a significant prisoner exchange deal with Russia, involving an exchange of 390 individuals. The agreement to swap 1,000 prisoners was reached during rare in-person talks in Istanbul, marking the first face-to-face meeting since the onset of the conflict. While the exchange is seen as a confidence-building measure, it did not lead to major diplomatic progress regarding a ceasefire in the ongoing war, with future talks still undecided.
We are bringing our people home. The first part of the 1,000-for-1,000 exchange agreement has been implemented. Today we have 390 people. We expect the exchange to continue on Saturday and Sunday.
I am grateful to everyone who is helping, who is working 24/7 to ensure that Ukrainians return home. It is very important to return all those who are in captivity.
The highly anticipated talks in Turkey lasted only two hours and did not bring a meaningful breakthrough in international diplomatic efforts to stop Russia's all-out war or bring on a ceasefire.
A major prisoners swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine... Congratulations to both sides on this negotiation. This could lead to something big.
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