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Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap, at end of first meeting in 9 months between warring sides

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Just The News · collected 2026-11-11 · by Joseph Weber

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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large prisoner exchange following their first meeting in nine months. The negotiations took place in Abu Dhabi and were aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict between the two countries, which began around 12 years ago and intensified with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Vladimir Medinsky led the Russian delegation, while Rustem Umerov headed the Ukrainian side. Jared Kushner mentioned that this exchange would be a significant humanitarian release, though specific numbers were not provided at the time of the meeting.
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As of November 11, 2026, U.S. envoys held two days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi between delegations from Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S., aimed at ending nearly five years of war. The meetings concluded with an agreement for a significant prisoner exchange but no major breakthrough on key issues like security guarantees or control over Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. European representatives were present despite initial Kremlin objections, though direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine lasted only two hours each day. Following the talks, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner separately met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss potential progress. President Zelensky emphasized that any substantive results would hinge on how the U.S. engages with Russia moving forward.

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Ukraine GPE · 5× Russia GPE · 4× Abu Dhabi GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Jared Kushner PERSON · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Rustem Umerov PERSON · 1× U.S.-led GPE · 1× Vladimir Medinsky PERSON · 1× the Associated Press ORG · 1×

Narrative

Negotiators trying to help end the Russia-Ukraine war said Wednesday the sides have agreed to large exchange of prisoners of war. “One of the positives is we agreed that we’re going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we’re going to finalize the numbers tomorrow,” Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said after the two days of U.S.-led talks in Abu Dhabi ended.
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Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap, at end of first meeting in 9 months between warring sides asserted
Russia → agree → sides
Negotiators trying to help end the Russia-Ukraine war said Wednesday the sides have agreed to large exchange of prisoners of war. “One of the positives is we agreed that we’re going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we’re going to finalize the numbers tomorrow,” Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said after the two days of U.S.-led talks in Abu Dhabi ended. asserted
days → try → Dhabi
Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation, and Rustem Umerov, who led Ukraine's delegation, confirmed the planned exchange, according to the Associated Press. uncertain
who → lead → Press
Russia and Ukraine have previously exchanged prisoners during their roughly 12-year-long war that was escalated by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. asserted
that → exchange → February
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