During the first day of trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the US, and Russia in Abu Dhabi, an agreement was reached to conduct a large-scale prisoner exchange in the near future. This was reported by a source close to the Ukrainian negotiating delegation.
The information was published on November 10 by "Ukrainska Pravda".
"Following the first day of trilateral negotiations, there is an important result of our delegation's work - an agreement was reached on a large-scale prisoner exchange in the near future", - said the publication's interlocutor.
At the same time, the source did not specify how many Ukrainians are planned to be returned from Russian captivity and when exactly the exchange might take place. Official confirmation of the agreement from the negotiation participants has not yet been published.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine, citing its own informed source, reported that during the two-day negotiations the parties were discussing the possibility of a large-scale prisoner exchange. However, at that time there was no information about reaching an agreement.
On the eve of the meeting, Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov stated that humanitarian issues would be one of the priorities of the Ukrainian delegation. According to him, Kyiv hopes to intensify exchanges and agree on the next stages of bringing Ukrainians home.
The first day of trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the US, and Russia in Abu Dhabi concluded on November 10. Continuation of the meetings is scheduled for November 11.
According to sources in Ukrainian media, the negotiation participants also considered issues of security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe, Russia's demands regarding its own security, and prospects for post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
At the same time, no agreements on cessation of hostilities or other key issues of peaceful settlement were officially announced.
Based on materials from: Ukrainska Pravda, RBC-Ukraine (Maria Naumenko)
