Ukraine is preparing for the largest prisoner exchange during the war: Zelensky spoke about the results of the negotiations

Ukraine is counting on the largest exchange of prisoners of war during a full-scale war. The relevant agreements were discussed during the negotiations between Ukraine, the United States and Russia. They also plan to more actively involve European representatives in the next round of diplomatic meetings.

Zelensky named two main results of the negotiations

On November 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Ireland with American special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The parties discussed the results of diplomatic negotiations that took place during the week, in particular the trilateral meetings of Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.

According to Zelensky, one of the most important results of the negotiation process should be the large-scale release of Ukrainian prisoners.

“First: a humanitarian result – there will be a release of prisoners, and we are counting on the largest exchange during this war,” the president said.

He called the strengthening of the role of European states in diplomatic negotiations the second important direction.

Ukraine insists that European representatives participate in negotiations on equal terms with other parties.

Kushner announced an agreement on the return of thousands of people

According to Jared Kushner, an agreement on the exchange of prisoners was finalized during the negotiations of the American delegation with the Russian side in Moscow.

He claims that this concerns the possibility of returning thousands of people to their families.

At the same time, the specific number of prisoners who may be released, the date of the exchange and the mechanism for its implementation have not yet been made public.

Therefore, the announced agreements do not yet mean that the exchange has already taken place.

Europe is planned to be involved in the next round of negotiations

A separate topic of the meeting was the participation of European states in the further diplomatic process.

According to Kushner, achieving a broader peace agreement is impossible without the participation of Europe. He also stated that Vladimir Putin agreed to involve European representatives.

Zelensky confirmed the preparation of the next round of trilateral negotiations, in which the European side is also planned to participate.

Recall that on November 10-11, negotiations between representatives of Ukraine, the United States and Russia took place in Abu Dhabi. After them, American special representatives went to Moscow to meet with the Russian leadership, and later held negotiations with the Ukrainian president in Ireland.

Thus, the key issues of further negotiations remain the implementation of the agreements on the exchange of prisoners and the expansion of the participation of European partners in the diplomatic process.