U.S. brokers Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap, but peace not in sight
Summary
U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi produced an agreement for a large prisoner exchange, with the final number to be set later. The talks did not resolve the dispute over Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, and U.S. envoys planned to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Key Facts
- The Abu Dhabi talks were the first meeting between the delegations in nine months.
- Jared Kushner said the sides agreed to what he called their largest humanitarian prisoner release, with numbers to be finalized the next day.
- Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky and Ukrainian delegation leader Rustem Umerov confirmed the planned exchange.
- Russia's demand for recognition of its seizure of Ukrainian territory remained a major obstacle to a wider peace agreement.
- Kushner and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff planned to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday and then travel to Dublin to meet Zelenskyy.
- Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin would meet the U.S. envoys during the first half of Thursday.
- Zelenskyy said ending the war and providing security guarantees for Ukraine were necessary first steps.
- Umerov said Kyiv's delegation was expected to meet European officials on Wednesday.
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