Russia, Ukraine agree major prisoner swap at Abu Dhabi peace talks as US envoys head to meet Putin
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Two days of US-mediated peace talks in Abu Dhabi have produced a major humanitarian breakthrough, with Russia and Ukraine agreeing to a large prisoner exchange as American envoys prepare to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday in a renewed push to end the nearly five-year war.The agreement, described by US envoy Jared Kushner as potentially the biggest prisoner release of the conflict, emerged from the first direct negotiations…

