Moscow, Kyiv agree on more prisoner swap

ISTANBUL — Russia and Ukraine agreed on another prisoner swap on Wednesday at a brief session of peace talks in Istanbul, but the sides remained far apart on ceasefire terms and a possible meeting of their leaders.

Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky and Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov led the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, respectively.

After the talks, Medinsky told reporters that Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,200 more prisoners of war each. Russia has returned the bodies of 7,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers and is ready to return 3,000 more, he said.