Oleg Davygora21:36, 08.05.26

According to him, as part of the negotiation process mediated by the American side, Ukraine received Russia’s consent to exchange prisoners of war in the “1,000 for 1,000” format.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Russia’s consent to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange and a regime of silence on May 9, 10, and 11.

“These days there have been many appeals and signals regarding the configuration of tomorrow in Moscow in connection with our Ukrainian long-range sanctions. The principle of mirroring in our actions is well known and has been proven to the Russian side. An additional argument for Ukraine in determining our position is always the resolution of one of the key humanitarian issues of this war, namely the release of prisoners of war. Red Square is less important to us than the lives of Ukrainian prisoners who can be returned home,” he wrote on social networks .

According to him, as part of the negotiation process mediated by the American side, Ukraine received Russia’s consent to exchange prisoners of war in a 1,000-for-1,000 format.

“A regime of silence should also be established on May 9, 10, and 11. Ukraine is consistently working to return its people from Russian captivity. I have instructed our team to promptly prepare everything necessary for the exchange. I thank the President of the United States and his team for effective diplomatic participation. We expect that the United States will ensure the implementation of the agreements by the Russian side,” Zelensky added.

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