Russia, Ukraine agree prisoner swap as talks end in less than two hours | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, heads of delegations say.

Russian and Ukrainian officials met for less than two hours in Turkiye for their first direct talks in more than three years, aimed at ending the war.

The delegations met on Friday at Istanbul’s Dolmabahce Palace in Turkiye, where the two sides failed to agree on a ceasefire despite pressure from United States President Donald Trump to end the war.

But before they adjourned, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to…