Russia, Ukraine strike major prisoner swap deal in Abu Dhabi

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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange following US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said on Wednesday, adding that negotiations will continue.

According to Russian state media Tass, the swap will be one of the largest prisoner-of-war (POW) exchanges of the conflict. The details were confirmed by Lieutenant General Alexander Zorin, First Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Information Directorate, who participated in the talks.

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