{
  "id": 19747045,
  "title": "Kushner says US pursuing record Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/kushner-says-us-pursuing-record-russia-ukraine-prisoner-exchange",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T02:03:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/13/kushner-says-us-pursuing-record-russia-ukraine-prisoner-exchange"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, Jared Kushner, the US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to broaden the upcoming round of peace talks to incorporate European nations. This move aims to facilitate the largest prisoner exchange in the ongoing war, which could potentially reunite thousands of families.\n\nKushner highlighted that expanding the talks with European partners would enable discussions on broader postwar European security arrangements in addition to the territorial disputes between Ukraine and Russia. While Washington expressed encouragement for the progress made, Kushner acknowledged that significant differences remained between the two nations.\n\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the news of European participation in the peace talks, expressing hope that the agenda would include efforts towards ceasefires and resolving the conflict. Earlier, US envoy Steve Witkoff stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to include European representatives in the upcoming talks. However, Putin also urged Washington to collaborate with European allies to determine if they prioritize peace or continue the war in Ukraine.\n\nKushner and Witkoff traveled to Moscow to meet with Putin, while they visited Dublin to meet with Zelensky. Kushner emphasized that a lasting resolution to the fighting necessitates credible security guarantees and reciprocal de-escalation commitments to mitigate the risk of future conflict. Both Kyiv and Moscow maintain that substantial differences persist, particularly concerning territorial issues. Russia currently occupies a fifth of Ukraine's territory, while Ukraine refuses to relinquish its eastern Donbas region. Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and current US President Joe Biden has yet to secure a resolution on ending the war.",
  "summary": "Jared Kushner said on X that efforts were under way for the war’s largest prisoner exchange, potentially reuniting thousands with their families, but gave no details.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}