Russia, Ukraine agree on a large-scale POW exchange

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Russia's state-run Tass news agency says Moscow and Kyiv have agreed on a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war.

Russia's state-run Tass news agency says Moscow and Kyiv have agreed on a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war.

Tass reported that the second day of a two-day meeting between the two countries in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, ended on Wednesday. Tass added that the negotiations, which also included the United States, lasted about two hours. After the talks, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky told reporters that they had agreed on the large-scale exchange of POWs.

Tass quoted a Russian delegate as saying that the exchange will involve more than 1,000 POWs from each side.

Medinsky also said security in Europe, including Ukraine, was a main topic on the agenda. But he suggested that even though the parties have reached mutual understanding on some issues, differences remain.

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