New Emirati mediation between Russia and Ukraine succeeds in releasing 300 prisoners

The UAE announced the success of its mediation efforts between the Russian Federation and Ukraine in completing a new prisoner-of-war exchange that included 150 prisoners from the Ukrainian side and 150 prisoners from the Russian side, for a total of 300 prisoners, bringing the total number of prisoners exchanged between the two countries in these mediations to 2,484 prisoners..

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs appreciated the cooperation and response of the two countries to the Emirati mediation efforts and the completion of the prisoner exchange process, which indicates the state’s position as a reliable mediator in the Republics of Russia and Ukraine, and their appreciation for the efforts made by the state in supporting the diplomatic path and the path of a peaceful solution to end the crisis between the two countries..

The Ministry reported that with the success of the new mediation, the number of Emirati mediations that have been completed since the beginning of the year 2024 has reached ten, which reflects the trust that the UAE has in the two countries..

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the UAE is committed to continuing to work to support all efforts that work to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, and to support various initiatives to mitigate the humanitarian repercussions resulting from the crisis, such as refugees and prisoners..

It should be noted that the UAE mediation efforts have succeeded since the beginning of this year in completing 10 prisoner-of-war exchanges between Russia and Ukraine, and in December 2022 they succeeded in exchanging two prisoners between the United States of America and the Russian Federation..