The President of the United States Donald Trump on Friday, May 23, responded to the recent development between Russia and Ukraine and on social media that the “great exchange of prisoners” was completed. Donald Trump also congratulated both parties to negotiate and indicated the possibility of “something big” that emerged from movement.
His comment comes in the middle of the ongoing international efforts to alleviate tension and find diplomatic solutions in the region because Russia has launched a military operation against Ukraine.
In Donald Trump’s post, he said, “There has been an exchange of main prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. It will soon be valid.
The US President’s announcement is followed by Moscow and Kiev, which this month in Istanbul agrees to exchange 1,000 prisoners each month. War countries detained many swap rounds since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
On Thursday, May 22, Ukraine Military Intelligence said that Kyiv submitted Russia a list of 1,000 prisoners of war to be released as part of an agreement on the main prisoner with Moscow. Russia also confirmed that it received a list of prisoners from Ukraine.
During such an exchange of this month, both sides issued 205 captured soldiers. Also read | “Once we can set it up”: Donald Trump says he wants to meet Vladimir Putin
This week, the Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump were discussing a two -sided prisoner exchange with the United States.
Before the meeting of Istanbul, Ukraine also called for a 30 -day ceasefire, but Moscow refused. During the interviews, the Ukrainian side repeated its calls to focus on an agreement on an immediate ceasefire and substantial diplomacy, “just like the proposed European partners and other countries.”
Both parties also said that “presenting his vision of a possible future ceasefire,” said Russia’s best negotiator Vladimir Medinsky.
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