Russia and Ukraine settle on large prisoner swap after peace talks
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange following two days of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
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- Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange following U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
- Special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff led the U.S. delegation.
- Kushner and Witkoff will meet with Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin.
- The talks achieved progress on humanitarian issues, including prisoner release.
- Major disagreements over territory and postwar security remain unresolved.
- The U.S. hopes to expand the negotiating framework to include European countries.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the prospect of significant European involvement.