Zelensky: Ukraine and Russia Prepare Largest Prisoner Exchange
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on 12 November that Ukraine and Russia are preparing what he described as the largest prisoner exchange between the two countries. He made the announcement after meeting US President Donald Trump's representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Dublin.
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- Zelensky announced the prisoner exchange on 12 November.
- The announcement followed Zelensky's meeting with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Dublin.
- The president described the planned exchange as the largest between Ukraine and Russia.
- Kushner said negotiators had finally resolved the outstanding issues concerning the exchange.
- Kushner expected thousands of people to return to their families as a result.
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The exchange is expected to bring Ukrainian prisoners of war back to Ukraine and reunite thousands of people with their families. It also follows meetings between Zelensky and a US delegation in Dublin and the delegation's reported negotiating trip to Russia.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on 12 November that Ukraine and Russia were preparing what he and Jared Kushner described as the largest prisoner exchange between the two countries. The announcement came after Zelensky met US presidential representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Dublin. Zelensky said the US delegation had brought back an important result from its trip to Russia. Kushner said negotiators had finally resolved the outstanding questions surrounding the exchange and expected thousands of people to return to their families.
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Ukrainian reporting centered on Zelensky's announcement, emphasized that the planned exchange would be the largest, and highlighted the expected return of Ukrainian prisoners of war. It also stressed the role of his meetings with Kushner and Witkoff and the reported result achieved by the US delegation.
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The international framing focused on Kushner's account that negotiators had resolved the remaining issues concerning the exchange. He also expected thousands of people to be reunited with their families.
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The announcement followed Zelensky's meeting with Kushner and Witkoff in Dublin and a reported trip to Russia by the American delegation. The delegation said its work had produced an important result for organizing the exchange.