Agreement reached on major prisoner exchange at UAE talks: significant differences remain over ending war – Umerov
An agreement on a major prisoner-of-war exchange was reached following two days of talks in the United Arab Emirates. Work is currently underway to finalise the details and prepare for the exchange. Meanwhile, significant differences remained during trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia on ending the war and security guarantees.
The head of the Ukrainian delegation and chief of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Rustem Umerov, reported this, according to Censor.NET.
Agreement on major prisoner exchange reached at UAE talks
"We have concluded two days of talks in the United Arab Emirates," Umerov said.
The main result is that we managed to reach an agreement on a major prisoner exchange. We are now working to finalise the details and carry it out.
Bringing our people home remains one of our main priorities. We are doing everything possible to ensure that every Ukrainian returns from captivity as soon as possible.
Ukraine, the United States and Russia discussed ending the war and security guarantees
In the trilateral Ukraine-US-Russia format, we discussed achieving peace and post-war reconstruction. The first step towards this must be an end to the war and security guarantees for Ukraine.
Over these two days, the parties were able to state their positions directly, with significant differences remaining between them. Much difficult work still lies ahead, but there are opportunities to continue the negotiating process.
I thank the United States for its active role in organising and conducting the talks. Special thanks to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for their personal involvement.
International partners joined the talks in Abu Dhabi
I am grateful to the United Arab Emirates for its hospitality and assistance with the talks, as well as to our European partners – the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and representatives of NATO and the European Commission – for their joint work in Abu Dhabi.
