# Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials at Abu Dhabi talks say

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11 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 11, 2026, 6:09 AM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/world-news/russia-and-ukraine-agree-to-a-large-exchange-of-prisoners-of-war-officials-at-abu-dhabi-talks-say/>

Officials at U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that the sides have agreed a large exchange of prisoners of war.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 9:43 AM: [US, Russia and Ukraine resume talks on ending war](<https://www.ft.com/content/352539b3-41fd-4418-a171-43975897ec0e?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Expectations of a breakthrough are low because Vladimir Putin shows no sign of wanting to halt the conflict
- Nov 10, 2026, 12:09 PM: [Russia and Ukraine hold nearly 4 hours of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russia-and-ukraine-hold-nearly-4-hours-of-u-s-mediated-talks-in-abu-dhabi>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday held their first U.S.-mediated talks in nine months on ending their war, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the meeting "very productive" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the session was "constructive and quite substantive."
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:39 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks end with no major breakthrough](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxPZGJLX21sUk93S0w1eDdOMEtDdC1ETk4zZ0E4d1dna2xHaWxFSXIxdGFFYVV0Wm5pWlc1Uk5YczNsa09FcGJtMHpKU1VnTkVJejR2YTJxR0ZFQXE3dndEcS0teGNKbHJBS3R1N1lHbUxuR3hOQ3hyZ2s5elFlbkFBVTJMNmE3TW1vN2x5dDl2VzBvWWpiWU5WRGxBLWJTNVZBUUE?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:39 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials say](<https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russia-ukraine-hold-second-day-093945694.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:09 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials at Abu Dhabi talks say](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/world-news/russia-and-ukraine-agree-to-a-large-exchange-of-prisoners-of-war-officials-at-abu-dhabi-talks-say/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Officials at U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that the sides have agreed a large exchange of prisoners of war.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:16 AM: [Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi end with prisoner exchange agreement](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-talks-in-abu-dhabi-end-with-prisoner-exchange-agreement>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar)
  The talks in the UAE capital were the first ⁠between the two warring sides since February.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:30 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a prisoner exchange as talks end with no big breakthrough](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/11/g-s1-152954/russia-ukraine-war-talks>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:09 AM: [Russia and Ukraine settle on large prisoner swap after no major developments from talks](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4799883/russia-ukraine-prisoner-swap-peace-talks/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange following two days of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, led the American delegation in the trilateral negotiations with Russian and Ukrainian officials, which concluded Wednesday. The talks produced progress on humanitarian issues, including
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:26 AM: [Russia, Ukraine agree to large prisoner swap after Abu Dhabi talks](<https://thehill.com/policy/international/6213290-russia-ukraine-prisoner-swap-abu-dhabi-talks/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a “large-scale” exchange of prisoners of war, following two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. Negotiators are traveling back to their capitals to finalize details, Rustem Umerov, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, said in a post on the social platform X. “There are opportunities…
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:30 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange as talks conclude with no major breakthrough](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-11/russia-ukraine-agree-to-large-prisoner-exchange-as-talks-conclude-with-no-major-breakthrough>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States)
  Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large prisoner exchange during U.S.-mediated talks
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:30 AM: [Russia and Ukraine agree to a large prisoner exchange, envoys say](<https://www.ms.now/news/russia-and-ukraine-agree-to-a-large-prisoner-exchange-envoys-say>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  There was no major breakthrough on ending the war during the talks between the U.S., Ukrainian and Russian delegations in the UAE.