Russia and Ukraine agree to large-scale prisoner exchange! Trump's son-in-law reveals "1 disagreement" is difficult to resolve: the two sides have no mutual trust

Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine held two days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and ended on the 11th. The two sides agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange, but American mediators revealed that the two sides still have differences on major issues such as territory.

Reuters reported that Russia and Ukraine have resumed negotiations for the first time after nine months and have agreed in principle to exchange prisoners of war. The number of people to be exchanged is expected to be finalized on the 12th.

U.S. Special Envoy Jared Kushner said the prisoner exchange would be the "largest humanitarian prisoner release" in the four and a half years since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pointed out that the scale of the exchange would be "considerable."

Russia and Ukraine both announced that the Abu Dhabi talks have made progress and that the two sides will continue to negotiate. However, Reuters analysis showed that after the US-brokered talks ended, except for the prisoner exchange, few other specific breakthroughs were announced.

Kushner, who is also the son-in-law of US President Trump, said that US mediators are seeking to end the largest conflict in Europe since World War II based on the respective interests of both parties. He also expressed his deep confidence that all parties will eventually find a path to peace.

Although Trump has publicly expressed optimism about the prospects of negotiations, since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the war lasted for more than four and a half years, the two sides have still shown no signs of major concessions on major disputed issues.

The Ukrainian government has firmly rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand that Ukraine hand over the entire eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace. With the territorial issue deadlocked, U.S. mediators are trying to shift the focus of discussions to postwar security and reconstruction.

"The reality is that there is no mutual trust between the two sides at the moment, and that's to be expected after such a conflict," Kushner said, adding that the talks have touched on territorial issues and that these issues will be the most difficult to resolve.

Kushner still said: "I think this is a good first step." Kushner pointed out that he and another US special envoy Steve Witkoff will go to Moscow on the 12th to hold talks with Putin, and will raise the issue of including European partners in the negotiations. He stressed that European partners must be involved in the negotiations.

Later, U.S. negotiators plan to fly to Ireland to meet with Zelensky, who is scheduled to attend a meeting of European leaders there.

Zelensky told reporters in Dublin on the 11th that at this stage Ukraine is committed to promoting an agreement within this year. He said: "A lot will depend on the form of the dialogue between the United States and Russia tomorrow (12th). ... I think it is also very important for the United States to achieve results this year, given the developments we are seeing."

Zelensky continued: "And it seems to me that they really want to achieve this goal."