Ukraine has submitted a list of POWs to the Russians for a prisoner swap in a thousand-for-thousand format. Source: Andrii Yusov, Deputy Head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War and spokesperson for Defence Intelligence of Ukraine,

Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each during peace talks held in Istanbul on Friday, in what would be the biggest prisoner swap of the conflict. The negotiations, which lasted less than two hours and were mediated by Turkey, marked the first time the nations have engaged in direct peace talks since the war began.

Russia and Ukraine are poised for their largest prisoner exchange, with both countries submitting lists of 1,000 names for release. The details were confirmed by Russia's Interfax news agency. While the agreement was reached during talks in Istanbul,

Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange at peace talks in Turkey on Friday, which was led by a U.S. delegation headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

A Ukrainian source told the Reuters news agency, on condition of anonymity, that Russia’s ultimatums to end the war included a demand for Kyiv to withdraw from parts of its territory to obtain a ceasefire, “and other non-starters and non-constructive conditions”.

Russia has provided Ukraine with a list of 1,000 prisoners of war for a potential exchange, as per the Kremlin. This development follows direct talks between the two nations that occurred in Istanbul,

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia's delegation at Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, said on Friday after the negotiations that Moscow was satisfied with the results and was ready to keep talking to Kyiv.

Putin yesterday staged his first visit to Kursk since Russia claimed it expelled all Ukrainian forces from the region