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Ukraine and Russia to carry out largest prisoner exchange

2026-11-13 20:32:38Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Ukraine and Russia to carry out largest prisoner exchange

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that the planned prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine would be the largest of its kind to date, calling the development a "real result" of ongoing negotiations.

Speaking to reporters after meeting in Dublin with US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law and special envoy, Jared Kushner, Zelensky said the Russian side had agreed to a prisoner exchange.

"This will be the largest exchange of prisoners of war... This is a real result. This is very important," he said.

Referring to the progress made during the talks in Abu Dhabi, Zelensky said the latest meeting had raised "hope" that the war could end.

He said that further meetings are expected and stressed that each round of negotiations must bring concrete results and bring the parties closer to ending the conflict.

Zelensky also said that European representatives will participate in the next round of negotiations as members of the negotiating team, and not as separate participants.

"They will have their voice. This is important for us, because the war is taking place in Europe and in the future we will be members of the EU. Therefore, it is very important. For prosperity and security guarantees, it is very important that Europe is involved," he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow on Thursday, a day after the latest round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, brokered by Washington, ended in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi.

Zelensky categorically rejected the possibility of territorial concessions in the Donbas region, stressing that Ukraine will not give up its sovereign territories to end the war with Russia, according to the Kyiv Post.

During a joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, Zelensky stated that the United States is constantly raising the issue of Donbas in negotiations for a peace agreement.

"The American side very often raises the issue of Donbas, a part of our Ukrainian territory. They think that to end this war, we must leave our territories. You cannot talk to us, an independent and sovereign country, in this way," Zelensky declared.

He announced that Washington is considering alternative proposals to overcome the impasse in the negotiations, but declined to reveal details about them.

According to him, progress towards an agreement will depend largely on the willingness of the United States to exert pressure on Moscow, not Kiev.

"Everything depends on the willingness of the American side to exert pressure on the Russians or not," he stressed.

Zelensky also expressed skepticism about Russia's willingness to compromise, although he said there is still hope for progress in the talks.

He assessed that the US administration seems determined to achieve results by the end of 2026.

Meanwhile, Zelensky's statement comes at an important diplomatic moment, as US President Donald Trump's special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, arrived in Moscow today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The meeting in Moscow followed two days of negotiations between representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi, which ended without significant progress on the territorial issue.

However, the talks produced an agreement for the exchange of prisoners of war.

Representatives of both sides acknowledged that significant differences remain on the terms of ending the conflict.

One of the main issues of discussion remains control over Donbass, a region in eastern Ukraine, where Russia demands that Kiev withdraw from the territories it still controls.

For his part, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, stressed that Moscow has not changed its position regarding territorial claims in Donbas.


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