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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners/Peace talks end

2026-02-05 18:52:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners/Peace talks end

Ukraine and Russia have carried out a rare exchange of prisoners of war and civilians after two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi.

A total of 157 Ukrainians - seven of them civilians - and 157 Russian soldiers returned home in the first such exchange in four months.

Russian, Ukrainian and American teams took part in the talks in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where the main sticking points are believed to be territorial concessions that Ukraine is under pressure to make, as well as security guarantees to prevent further Russian attacks if a deal is reached to end the four-year war.

No major progress has been reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the talks had not been easy and that he wanted "quicker results."

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In a post on social media, Zelensky wrote that Thursday's prisoner exchange "happened after a long pause" - referring to the previous such exchange last October.
"We are returning our people home - 157 Ukrainians. Soldiers of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the State Border Service.
"And civilians are also returning with the defenders. Most have been in captivity since 2012," the Ukrainian president said, vowing to return every Ukrainian still in Russian captivity.
Ukrainian officials said 139 people had been in Russian captivity since 2022.
Meanwhile, the Russian defense ministry said 157 of its prisoners of war had been returned from Kiev. / CNA, translated by BBC





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