First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya said on a telethon broadcast that during the talks in Istanbul between Ukraine and Russia, interpretation was provided in four languages. This made it possible for all participants to communicate effectively.

The swap started on Friday and will continue on Saturday and Sunday, with Kyiv and Moscow expected to swap 2,000 people – 1,000 from each side.

Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire i...

The assault overnight into Sunday came despite the largest prisoner swap of the war taking place, a rare moment of cooperation in a brutal conflict that shows little sign of ending.