Zelensky announces largest prisoner of war exchange between Ukraine and Russia

Statement on the scale of the exchange

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the largest exchange of prisoners of war between Ukraine and Russia during a meeting with US representatives in Dublin. The head of state made this statement while speaking with journalists, according to the Presidential Office.

“First, the result is very important, and now, after Russia, the American side has also confirmed that we are exchanging prisoners of war. As Steve and Jared told me, this will be the largest exchange of prisoners of war,” Zelensky emphasised.

Background to the meeting

Zelensky held a meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner after their return from negotiations in Moscow. There, the US representatives met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.