The UN Welcomes the Prisoner Exchange Between Russia and Ukraine

It is the largest Russian-Ukrainian prisoner exchange since the beginning of the war: the first were handed over, more are to follow. Meanwhile, the fights continue.

The United Nations on Friday welcomed the exchange of 780 prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, following the two countries' agreement last week to hand over 2,000 people following their first direct contacts in more than 100 countries in Turkey.

RADOR RADIO ROMANIA (May 24th) – Turkish President Recep Erdoğan stated that his country continues its efforts to end the war in Ukraine and considers the exchange of prisons between the Russians and Ukrainians as a step towards the consolidation of trust. In a communiqué remitted following the meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, [...]

The United Nations welcomed the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine yesterday, after the agreement signed last week between the two countries that will involve a total of 2,000 people. "We hope that the exchange of prisoners of war will continue and make part of a wider effort to calm the situation," said the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Farhan Haq, at his daily press conference on the subject.

Within the framework of the Istanbul agreements with Ukraine on the exchange of prisoners, Russia returned 270 military personnel and 120 civilians, including the captured civilian residents of the Kursk region, from the territories under the control of the U.S.A., as reported by the official television channel of the Russian Ministry of Defence.