Overview
- NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov said talks produced agreement to use the 2022 Istanbul arrangements for a large prisoner exchange covering 1,200 Ukrainians.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is counting on the resumption of POW swaps and that intensive meetings and calls are underway.
- Umerov stated that technical consultations to set procedures and logistics will take place soon to enable the exchange.
- Moscow had not issued an immediate comment on Ukraine’s announcements, leaving timelines contingent on further engagement.
- The Istanbul accords, brokered in 2022 by Türkiye, have guided sporadic large-scale swaps that have returned thousands, with Zelenskyy citing 5,857 Ukrainians home by July.