Yusov on '1,000-for-1,000' exchange: Negotiations continue

Talks with Russia on a prisoner exchange in the "1,000-for-1,000" format are ongoing, and there will be a result.

This was stated by Andrii Yusov, Deputy Head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, while speaking with journalists at the international forum "Architecture of Security," Ukrinform's correspondent reports.

Yusov said that the work was continuing. He noted that throughout the full-scale invasion there had been multiple instances when the aggressor state disrupted or delayed agreements and interpreted them in its own way. He added that the first stage of the "1,000-for-1,000" exchange had taken place and that negotiations had never stopped despite various parallel statements and developments. According to Yusov, the talks will continue and will definitely produce results.

As Ukrinform reported, ahead of May 9, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine had agreed, at his request, to a three-day ceasefire and a "1,000-for-1,000" prisoner exchange.

On May 15, during the first stage of the "1,000-for-1,000" exchange, 205 Ukrainians were returned from Russian captivity.