Zelenskyy anticipates new POW exchange soon

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine expects that a prisoner exchange will be held between Ukraine and Russia in the near future after Kyiv-Moscow talks were held in Geneva.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); Ukrainska Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy said that on Friday, he received a detailed report from the Ukrainian negotiating team following their meetings in Switzerland. Among other issues, they discussed the "humanitarian area".

Quote: "It is still too early to speak about positive results, but we have found some constructive elements, and in the coming days, it will be determined whether an exchange can take place, in what numbers and when. A swap of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war."

Details: Zelenskyy also said he hopes that another round of negotiations will be organised as early as February and that this round could prove "truly productive".

Quote: "Ukraine's responses to the most difficult questions ahead of the next meeting are ready. The priorities for our negotiating team for the future meeting in the trilateral format and with the United States have been defined. We continue working to ensure readiness for leaders to meet and resolve issues that cannot yet be settled at the team level. It is the leaders' format that could prove decisive in many respects, and Ukraine is ready for such a format. The team must also secure conditions for progress on humanitarian issues – POW exchanges must continue. We expect that an exchange will be possible very soon."

Background:

• On 18 February, trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Zelenskyy said the parties have agreed that monitoring of compliance with a ceasefire would be carried out with the participation of the United States.
• He later added that the political issues surrounding possible compromises and the essential meeting between the two leaders were not sufficiently worked through at the trilateral Ukraine-US-Russia negotiations.

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