Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he hopes to see 1,200 soldiers return from Russian captivity.
This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an evening video address on Telegram, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.
“There was also a report from Ukraine’s negotiation team following their return from Türkiye. I am very grateful to our guys for this work. Agreements have been reached regarding future exchanges – I truly hope we will succeed in bringing more of our warriors home from captivity. The agreement is that 1,200 warriors will return. We also remember about civilians – all those who must be brought back home to Ukraine,” Zelensky stated.
The President also thanked everyone who is helping the Ukrainian delegation in negotiations on the return of military personnel and civilians from Russian captivity.
“I thank everyone who is helping us. Our representatives who were in Türkiye at a meeting with the Russians once again proposed a real ceasefire to the Russian side: immediate and complete. They proposed a meeting of leaders to truly reach decisions for peace. Ukraine is ready to work as swiftly and productively as possible,” the President emphasized.
As reported by Ukrinform, a meeting between the negotiating teams of Ukraine and Russia took place in Istanbul on July 23.
This is the third round of negotiations, with the previous ones taking place in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2.
As a result of the first round of negotiations, an agreement was reached, in particular, on the exchange of prisoners in a “1000 for 1000” format.
During the second round of negotiations, an agreement was reached on the exchange of prisoners of war in two categories – the wounded and seriously wounded, as well as soldiers under the age of 25 – in an “all for all” format. In addition, the issue of exchanging the bodies of deceased soldiers was agreed upon.
Source: Zelensky: Ukraine reaches agreement on returning 1,200 soldiers from captivity
