Russia and Ukraine will each release 500 prisoners of war, Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said, adding that the first 200 on each side had already been exchanged.
Medinsky said the swap was part of agreements reached at trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Geneva aimed at ending the conflict.
Russia’s defence ministry said the United Arab Emirates and the United States helped mediate Thursday’s exchange of 200 captured Russian soldiers for 200 captured Ukrainians.
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