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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners in largest prisoner swap of war so far

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A prisoner swap of 2,000 individuals was completed between Russia and Ukraine over the course of three days, from May 24 to May 26, as per the reports. The exchange included 1,000 Russian and 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners, with the majority being prisoners of war and 120 civilians on each side. The final group of 303 Ukrainian prisoners was released on the third day. The prisoner swap was a significant step towards peace following the first direct talks between the two nations in over three years.

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  1. UA
    Volodymyr Zelenskiy
    Ukraine Government
    1. Today, warriors of our Armed Forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service, and the State Special Transport Service are returning home.
    2. I thank the team that worked around the clock to successfully carry out this exchange. We will definitely bring back every single one of our people from Russian captivity.
    3. In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached in Istanbul on May 16, the Russian and Ukrainian sides have (over the weekend) carried out the exchange of 1,000 people for 1,000 people.
    4. Today – 390 people. On Saturday and Sunday, we expect the exchange to continue. Thank you to everyone who is helping and working 24/7 to bring Ukrainian men and women back home. It is very important to return everyone who remains in captivity. We are verifying every surname, every detail about each person.
  2. RU
    Dmitry Peskov
    Krem­lin
    1. Everyone is interested in doing this as quickly as possible.
  3. RU
    Sergei Lavrov
    Russian Foreign Ministry
    1. I believe the Vatican would not be quite comfortable to host delegations from two Orthodox countries under such circumstances.
    2. A major prisoners [sic] swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine War

  1. Drone attacks halt flights at Moscow airports
  2. Russia bombards Kyiv and kills at least 13 people across Ukraine amid prisoner swap
  3. Putin Visits Kursk for the First Time Since Russia Announced Recapture of the Region

sources

  1. 1.CNN
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.ABC News (Australia)
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.The Japan Times
  7. 7.CNA News
  8. 8.DW News
  9. 9.The Times
  10. 10.NPR
  11. 11.The Washington Post
  12. 12.Al Jazeera

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Russian Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Russia-Ukraine War
  4. 4.Chinese Foreign Policy
  5. 5.US-Russia Relations
  6. 6.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
  7. 7.Nuclear Weapons
  8. 8.German Foreign Policy
  9. 9.Russian Politics
  10. 10.Rare-Earth Elements
  11. 11.Ukrainian Politics
  12. 12.EU-Russia Relations

countries

  1. 1.UkraineUA
  2. 2.Russian FederationRU
  3. 3.TurkeyTR
  4. 4.BelarusBY
  5. 5.Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofKP
  6. 6.United StatesUS
  7. 7.Holy See (Vatican City State)VA
  8. 8.FranceFR
  9. 9.United Arab EmiratesAE
  10. 10.FinlandFI

organizations

  1. 1.Telegram
  2. 2.Krem­lin
  3. 3.Russian Defense Ministry
  4. 4.State Border Guard Service
  5. 5.Truth Social
  6. 6.State Special Transport Service
  7. 7.Christian Orthodox Church
  8. 8.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  9. 9.Ukrainian Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War
  10. 10.Ukrainian National Guard
  11. 11.Ukrainian Presidential Press Office
  12. 12.YouTube

persons

  1. 1.Volodymyr ZelenskiyUA
  2. 2.Donald TrumpUS
  3. 3.Sergei LavrovRU
  4. 4.Seref Malkoc
  5. 5.Victoria Roshchyna
  6. 6.Anthony Loyd
  7. 7.Artur Dobroserdov
  8. 8.Oleksandr Kuskov
  9. 9.Andriy SybihaUA
  10. 10.Anton Kobylnyk
  11. 11.Dmitry PeskovRU
  12. 12.Dmytro Ratushnyi

technicals

  1. 1.World War II
  2. 2.Crimea Peninsula
  3. 3.Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
  4. 4.Geneva Convention