Zelensky said there was an agreement on 1,200 prisoners

Ukraine and Russia agreed to exchange 1,200 prisoners after the third round of talks in Istanbul. They are working on lists of people who could be exchanged.

This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

According to him, “we discussed with the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and the head of the Office Andriy Yermak the negotiation track, namely the implementation of the agreements of the meetings with the Russian side in Istanbul and the preparation of a new meeting.”

In particular, key issues include the continuation of prisoner of war exchanges.

“There is an agreement on the exchange of 1,200 people, work is underway on the lists. The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council reported on communication with the Russian representative. We are also working to unblock the return of our civilians, we are finding out the data on each name,” the president added.

Andriy Yermak reported on interaction with key partners who assist Ukrainian diplomacy, in particular contacts with the American side, and on efforts to return children who were abducted and taken to Russia.

“We discussed with Rustem Umerov the next meetings of the Headquarters and the topics of the reports at the Headquarters. In particular, issues of preparing the energy sector and all our critical infrastructure for the heating season will be considered, as well as the development of Ukrainian air defense and our long-range strikes on Russian logistics,” the president noted.

An audit of the implementation of decisions of the National Security and Defense Council and the Headquarters is also underway.

“Unfortunately, some solutions have not been implemented. This will be corrected immediately.”