Archive · 20 Jun 2025
Russia, Ukraine Conduct Second Prisoner Swap; Talks Expected
Russia and Ukraine are still swapping prisoners of war.
They've done this twice in the last few days.
Nobody has said how many people were involved.
The Russian prisoners are now in Belarus.
These exchanges are part of a larger agreement.
Also, Russia hopes to set a date next week for more peace talks with Ukraine, but no progress has been made.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a second prisoner exchange in two days.
Neither side specified the number of people involved.
Russian POWs included in the exchange are in Belarus.
The prisoner swaps are part of a recent agreement.
Russia expects to agree on a date for third peace talks next week.
- Who
- Russia and Ukraine
- What
- Russia and Ukraine completed another round of prisoner exchanges.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Reported from Moscow and Kyiv
- Why
- Part of a recent agreement to swap POWs and the bodies of dead soldiers.
Ukraine
Russia
Ceasefire
Ukraine
Pushing for immediate end of hostilities
Russia
Insists on a lasting settlement, not a temporary pause
Territorial and Political Demands
Ukraine
Demands that Kyiv should not surrender.
Russia
Demands that Ukraine give up more territory and abandon Western military support.
- Event
- Prisoner Exchange
- Participants
- Russia, Ukraine
- Date
- Friday
- Location
- Kyiv and Moscow (reporting)
- Agreement
- Recent agreement
- Next Steps
- Third round of peace talks