Ukraine in talks with Russia over 'all-for-all' prisoner exchange: intelligence chief
Major General Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine, on June 25, 2022.
Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said Ukraine is in talks with Russia over an "all-for-all" prisoner exchange, local media reported on Monday.
Speaking in an interview with RBC-Ukraine media outlet, Budanov said that the two countries "in principle are getting closer" to an agreement, envisaging the release of all captives by the two parties.
Since the start of prisoner exchanges, Russia has freed more than 2,220 Ukrainian captives, he noted.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, Ukraine and Russia have carried out more than 40 prisoner swaps since the first exchange in March 2022.
