Russia and Ukraine They have exchanged the List of one thousand prisoners of each country to be exchanged Within the framework of the greatest exchange of prisoners since the beginning of the war, official sources have announced Thursday.
Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskovhas confirmed the Russian media that Moscow had given his list to kyiv and waited for his answer. Later, he reported that Russia had also received the list of Ukrainian prisoners. “Indeed, we just received it,” said the spokesman for the Russian presidency to the Interfax agency.
Meanwhile, Andrí Yusovrepresentative of the main intelligence direction of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR), has been the one who has confirmed from the Ukrainian part that the list was already delivered to the Russian part.
The Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenskiconfirmed Wednesday that His administration had already prepared the list of names of the Captive Ukrainian War prisoners in Russia who must enter the exchange.
“The only tangible result” of the direct meeting between Russia and Ukraine
“We are clarifying the details of all the people included in the lists sent to the Russian part“Zelenski wrote on his social networks by reporting the meeting he held with the Minister of Defense, Rustem of the artistsand with other Ukrainian leaders to make the exchange effective.
The Ukrainian President explained that, in addition to Umrov, which supervises preparations for exchange, intelligence services, the Ministry of Interior and the Ukrainian presidential office itself participate in the efforts to materialize the exchangethat, in Zelenski’s words, it was “Perhaps the only tangible result” of the Istanbul meeting with the Russians on May 16.
Russians and Ukrainians agreed to take the greatest exchange of prisoners since the beginning of the war in February 2022 in their First direct negotiations in three yearswhich welcomed the Turkish city of Istanbul.
In addition, Russia announced after the end of the conversations an agreement with Ukraine for study a high future fire and a possible summit among the presidents of both countries. The second round of direct negotiations between the parties could be held in the Vatican, although Moscow and kyiv so far have not confirmed that information.
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