US Special Presidential Envoy for Peacekeeping Missions Steve Witkoff announced on Thursday that delegations from the US, Ukraine and Russia had agreed to the exchange of hundreds of prisoners.
“Today, delegations from the United States, Ukraine and Russia agreed to exchange 314 prisoners – the first such exchange in five months,” a statement said Thursday. message on X declared.
“This outcome was achieved through detailed and productive peace talks. While much work remains to be done, steps like these demonstrate that sustained diplomatic engagement produces tangible results and advances efforts to end the war in Ukraine,” the post continued.
WITKOFF SAYS talks with Russian envoy were ‘productive and constructive’ amid Trump’s peace push
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the 2026 IAC National Summit at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 15, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
“Discussions will continue and more progress is expected in the coming weeks. We thank the United Arab Emirates for hosting these discussions and President Donald J. Trump for his leadership in making this agreement possible,” the message said.
President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to help broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
TRUMP SPEAKS WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING ABOUT A RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
US President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The president said this in a Truth Social on Wednesday after that “the war between Russia and Ukraine” was one of the topics during a telephone conversation he had that day with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a post on X on Tuesday that he would “urge President Trump to initiate a process to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, which would be a game changer militarily.”
WITKOFF CELEBRATES ‘NEW DAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST’ AFTER LAST ISRAELI HOSTAGE RETURNED FROM GAZA
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“In the coming days and weeks, we must put more pressure on Putin. Any negotiation that is seen as overly rewarding aggression will set off catastrophes around the world. The opposite is equally true. If the negotiations result in a free, strong and independent Ukraine – which has had to make concessions – then the world will be much more stable,” says Graham. claimed.
