Overview
- Both sides carried out the exchange on Thursday, releasing 157 prisoners each, with Ukraine saying 150 service members and seven civilians returned.
- U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff described the talks as detailed and productive and announced the 314-person exchange, the first in five months.
- U.S. European Command said Washington and Moscow will reestablish high-level military-to-military dialogue following meetings in Abu Dhabi.
- Delegations discussed how to implement and monitor a ceasefire, agreed to continue trilateral talks in the coming weeks, and will report back to their capitals.
- Russian strikes continued during the talks, with Ukraine’s air force reporting two missiles and 183 drones overnight that hit energy infrastructure and injured civilians in Kyiv.