A prisoner swap is underway Friday between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian officials said. The swap, involving 1,000 prisoners from each side, began on Friday and was not yet completed, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,

President Donald Trump announced a "major prisoners swap" had taken place between Russia and Ukraine. The two sides had agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each at their direct talks in Istanbul last week, the first time Russia and Ukraine had met for negotiations in more than three years.

President Trump has shifted his stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, suggesting that the two nations must independently negotiate peace. Despite earlier promises to broker a quick resolution and threats of sanctions,

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that a major prisoner swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine.

The U.S. president says the onus is on Russia and Ukraine, not Washington, to end the war, according to a report.

President Donald Trump is relying on his relationships and reputation to deliver his foreign policy, from the Middle East to the Russia–Ukraine war. But although those relationships and that reputation helped him during his Middle East trip,

The U.S. president said he would speak to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss trade and "stopping the 'bloodbath'" in Ukraine.