Yuri Ushakov

Notable Quotes

"Russia has agreed to a prisoner exchange in the 1,000-to-1,000 format." — Ushakov, May 8.

from Russia and Ukraine begin 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange · Updated Yesterday

“A compromise solution hasn’t been found yet… Some of the wording they suggested doesn’t work for us. So, the work will continue,” Ushakov said after the Kremlin talks with Witkoff and Kushner.([inquirer.com](https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-talks-steve-witkoff-jared-kushner-20251202.html?utm_source=openai))

from Trump’s contentious push to end the Ukraine war · Updated 6 days ago

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Russia and Ukraine begin 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange

Force in Play

Confirmed Russia's agreement to the 1,000-for-1,000 swap

Russia and Ukraine each handed back 205 prisoners of war on Friday. It is the first of ten planned tranches in a 1,000-for-1,000 swap that Donald Trump brokered last week. Most of the freed Ukrainians had been in Russian captivity since 2022.

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Russia tries to break Ukraine’s winter: Odesa blacked out after 450-drone barrage

Built World

Publicly signaling Russia’s postwar security presence demands in Donbas

Ukrainian officials say more than 450 drones and about 30 missiles hit energy and port infrastructure overnight. Odesa and surrounding areas went dark.

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Trump’s contentious push to end the Ukraine war

Force in Play

Lead Russian interlocutor on U.S. drafts, pressing for “serious, radical changes”

In late 2025, U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg said a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine was "really, really close." Two disputes remain: the fate of Donbas, especially Ukrainian-held areas in Donetsk, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant (Russia-occupied and the largest in Europe).

Updated 6 days ago