Ukraine and Russia conducted a massive prison swap Friday, a key breakthrough from their first direct talks in more than three years of war.
“A major prisoners swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine. It will go into effect shortly,” President Trump confirmed in a Truth Social post just before 6 a.m.
“Congratulations to both sides on this negotiation,” he said of the exchange agreed last week in the first direct peace talks between the warring nations since the early weeks of Russia’s 2022 invasion.
“This could lead to something big???” he suggested.
The warring nations each agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners during a tense, two-hour talk in Istanbul last week, which failed to reach an agreement on a ceasefire deal proposed by Trump.
Previous prisoner swaps have been mediated by the United Arab Emirates.
A Ukrainian military source confirmed the exchange had started but was yet to be completed. Moscow did not immediately confirm the exchange was underway.
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