US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that a major prisoner swap between the two nations has been completed in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
“A major prisoners swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine. It will go into effect shortly. Congratulations to both sides on this negotiation. This could lead to something big???,” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.
A prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia is under way but has not yet been completed, as reported by the news agency Reuters.
The announcement comes a day after a Ukrainian military intelligence official confirmed that Ukraine had submitted a list of 1,000 prisoners of war to Russia in preparation for the swap.
The exchange deal was reportedly finalised earlier this month in Istanbul during the first direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials in more than three years.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides are believed to have been wounded or killed in Europe’s deadliest war since World War Two, although neither side publishes accurate casualty figures. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians have also died as Russian forces have besieged and bombarded Ukrainian cities.
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