Zelensky announces the largest prisoner of war exchange with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a "largest" prisoner of war exchange with Russia will take place. He was told of it by US presidential representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff after their trip to Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on 12 November that the "largest" exchange of prisoners of war between Ukraine and Russia will take place. He spoke at a press conference in Dublin after meeting Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, representatives of the US president. The exchange is a result achieved amid the ongoing war with Russia and will allow Ukrainian soldiers to return home.
According to Zelensky, the American team brought back a "very important result" from its trip to Russia: an agreement on a prisoner exchange. Kushner and Witkoff told him it would be the largest exchange of its kind.
The president thanked all the negotiators and stressed that this is a real result. He said it is first of all a success for the prisoners' families, but also for everyone in Ukraine, because people will return to their loved ones.
The source does not say how many people will be exchanged or when the exchange will take place. The report is being updated.
