23.05.2025 13:00
In a statement, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the largest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine has been completed. The two countries had agreed to mutually release a thousand prisoners of war during talks held in Istanbul.
US President Donald Trump made a statement about the Russia-Ukraine war on his account on the social media platform Truth Social.
"WILL COME INTO EFFECT SOON"
In his post, Trump stated, "A major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine has not yet been completed. It will come into effect soon. Congratulations to both sides for the negotiations. Could this lead to something significant?"
A DECISION FOR PRISONER EXCHANGE WAS MADE IN ISTANBUL
Russia and Ukraine had agreed to mutually release a thousand prisoners of war during the talks held in Istanbul. If realized, this would be the largest prisoner exchange in the war.
MEDINSKIY: A LARGE PRISONER EXCHANGE OF A THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL BE CONDUCTED
After three years, in the first direct talks with Russia, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who headed the Ukrainian delegation, announced that after the talks held in Istanbul on May 16, Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a prisoner exchange involving the release of a thousand soldiers from both sides. The Russian delegation also confirmed the prisoner exchange.
Speaking after the Istanbul peace talks, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinskiy, confirmed the Ukrainian delegation's statement with his words, "In the coming days, a large prisoner exchange of a thousand people will take place."