Ukraine and Russia agreed Friday to alternate 1,000 prisoners every “in the near future,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov introduced.
The settlement got here after 90 minutes of talks in Istanbul, solely the second time within the greater than three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour that the 2 have spoken immediately. The first talks got here shortly after Russia began its full-scale conflict on February 24, 2022.
Observers had anticipated little from the negotiations after it was introduced that Russian President Vladimir Putin wouldn’t attend.
Shortly earlier than the Istanbul announcement, Ukraine mentioned it had acquired the stays of 909 troopers from Russia, whereas the Russian media reported that the Russian facet acquired 34 our bodies.
Source: www.dailysabah.com