Major Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap is underway, official says

A large captive swap betwixt Russia and Ukraine is underway, a elder Ukrainian authoritative said Friday.

The swap is not yet finished, the authoritative told the Associated Press, contempt President Donald Trump declaring Friday that Russia and Ukraine completed a "major prisoners swap." 

The announcements travel aft Russian and Ukrainian officials took portion successful nonstop talks successful Turkey past Friday for the archetypal clip since the aboriginal days of the war, agreeing to merchandise astir 1,000 prisoners of war. 

"A large prisoners swap was conscionable completed betwixt Russia and Ukraine. It volition spell into effect shortly," Trump wrote connected Truth Social. "Congratulations to some sides connected this negotiation. This could pb to thing big???" 

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo/Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote connected X that "I held a gathering connected the mentation for an exchange" and "The statement to merchandise 1,000 of our radical from Russian captivity was possibly the lone tangible effect of the gathering successful Turkey." 

Trump had a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin connected Monday. Following the conversation, Trump said "I judge it went precise well." 

"Russia and Ukraine volition instantly commencement negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, much importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that volition beryllium negotiated betwixt the 2 parties, arsenic it tin lone be, due to the fact that they cognize details of a dialog that cipher other would beryllium alert of," Trump said. "The code and tone of the speech were excellent. If it wasn’t, I would accidental truthful now, alternatively than later." 

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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone connected Monday, May 19. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images | Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Fox News Digital)

Putin, successful a connection aft the call, besides noted that "a ceasefire with Ukraine is possible" but noted that "Russia and Ukraine indispensable find compromises that suit some sides." 

The Kremlin past said Thursday that some sides had nary nonstop bid talks scheduled. 

In this photograph taken from a video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service connected Thursday, May 15, Russian Army soldiers hole a 152mm howitzer Giatsint-B to occurrence connected Ukrainian positions successful Ukraine.  (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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"There is nary factual statement astir the adjacent meetings," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Associated Press. "They are yet to beryllium agreed upon." 

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.