Today, May 16, during negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, the exchange of prisoners, a ceasefire, and the possibility of a meeting between the presidents were discussed.
This was announced by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov after a meeting with Russian officials in Turkey.
“We have a directive from the president – the issues of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange. We communicated within this framework,” Umerov said.
According to the minister, a prisoner exchange in the format of 1,000 for 1,000 will take place in the near future. The date is already known, but Umerov did not disclose it.
“The purpose of our talks was to discuss a ceasefire, the exchange of prisoners, and a potential meeting at the level of the countries’ leaders. We talked about an exchange of 1,000 for 1,000, and we are also working on other modalities for this exchange,” the minister said.