‘Large-scale’ prisoner exchange agreed as 2nd day of Abu Dhabi talks concludes, Umerov says

Russia and Ukraine agreed in principle to another large-scale prisoner exchange after the second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi concluded on 11 November. The agreement could bring many people home, but the details and practical arrangements have yet to be settled.

Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky confirmed the agreement, while Russian state media reported it could involve more than 1,000 people on each side. President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously said the sides discussed swaps of 1,000 for 1,000 or 1,500 for 1,500; no final numbers or date have been announced. The latest exchange was on 23 October, when 270 people were returned to each country.