(16 May 2025)
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Istanbul, Turkey – 16 May 2025
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Rustem Umerov, Ukraine Defense Minister:
"We’ve finished our meeting. The agenda that has been given to our host and our partners was to discuss, first, is the ceasefire. Second one is the humanitarian track, is the exchanges, and third is a potential meeting on the leaders level. As a result, we have agreed to exchange 1,000 persons (each), 2,000 and we’re working on other modalities and our colleagues are in contact and we’ll exchange all the documents."
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rustem Umerov, Ukraine Defense Minister:
"We need to exchange people and soon we will inform you what is the next stage."
++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told reporters on Friday that his team and the Russian delegation had agreed to the exchange of 1,000 captives each.
The announcement comes after the first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine since Moscow’s invasion in 2022 ended after less than two hours, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry and a senior Ukrainian official.
Such an exchange would be their biggest prisoners of war swap since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Speaking after the meeting, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said the talks also included a discussion about a "potential meeting" between the leaders of both countries.
"The agenda that has been given to our host and our partners was to discuss, first, is the ceasefire. Second one is the humanitarian track, is the exchanges, and third is a potential meeting on the leaders level," Umerov said.
"We need to exchange people and soon we will inform you what is the next stage."
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