Many Russian soldiers say they would see a cease-fire along the current front lines as a failure, hinting at the nationalist discontent the Kremlin could face in accepting a cease-fire.

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each after the first face-to-face talks in three years The date for the transfer has been set, but is not being made public, Ukraine's defence minister says Ukraine also requested direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin - Moscow says it "noted" this request

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to the largest prisoner of war swap since the start of the war, The Associated Press reported Friday. The two warring nations agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners each during the first direct peace talks since the war began in 2022 in Turkey,