JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said on Monday he hoped Russian President Vladimir Putin would release more than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war as soon as a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian leader Voldymyr Zelensky is scheduled.
President Trump held a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, Washington DC Monday.
"I think you'll see that President Putin is also eager to do something," Trump said at the start of the meeting with President Zelensky and seven European leaders, foreseeing some "very positive steps" after a trilateral meeting was agreed.
"I know there are more than 1,000 prisoners, and I know they will release them. Maybe they will release them soon, as soon as possible, which I think is good," said President Trump.
On the sidelines of the meeting, President Trump made a phone call with President Putin.
"I called President Putin, and started arranging the meeting, the location will be determined, between President Putin and President Zelensky. After the meeting, we will hold a trilateral meeting," President Trump wrote on the Truth Social social media platform.
According to President Trump, "this is an excellent first step" to end the conflict. "Vice President JD Vance, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are coordinating with Russia and Ukraine," he said.
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It is known that Russia and Ukraine have carried out a number of exchanges of prisoners of war since the war broke out on February 24, 2022.
Last week, Russia and Ukraine again exchanged prisoners of war. This time, 84 prisoners on both sides were exchanged with the intermediary of the United Arab Emirates.
Last month, Russia-Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,200 prisoners of war, with Russia also reportedly ready to repatriate 3,000 Ukrainian bodies, following three rounds of negotiations between the two countries in Istanbul from May to July, quoted from The Moscow Times.
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