Zelensky announced the exchange of prisoners. There is an agreement to release 1200 of our defenders
3 August 14:01
After the third round of talks in Istanbul, Ukraine and Russia agree to exchange 1,200 prisoners. The lists of people who can be exchanged are being worked on.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram.
The head of state met with the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, and the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov. They discussed the negotiation track, namely the implementation of the agreements of the meetings with the Russian side in Istanbul and the preparation of a new meeting.
“Among the key issues is the continuation of prisoner of war exchanges. There is an agreement on the exchange of 1200 people, and work is underway on the lists. The NSDC Secretary reported on communication with the Russian representative,” the president said.
Zelenskyy added that Ukraine is also working to unblock the return of civilians, finding out the data on each name.
Yermak reported on cooperation with key partners, including contacts with the US side, and on efforts to return children who were abducted and taken to Russia.
On July 23, the third round of talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations took place in Istanbul. Previous meetings were held in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2.
The first round of negotiations resulted in an agreement, in particular, on the exchange of prisoners in the format of “1000 for 1000”.
