Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war, according to a report from NPR that was credited to The Associated Press and published on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The report's headline attributes the decision to officials, though its summary does not name them.
NPR reported that the agreement followed talks in Abu Dhabi that were mediated by the United States. The summary states that the talks led to the decision and describes the exchange as "the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022."
NPR's summary does not state how many prisoners will be exchanged, when the exchange will take place, or where the transfers will occur. It also does not identify the officials named in the headline, the negotiators who took part in the Abu Dhabi talks, or the parties' positions on the terms.
The account is drawn from a single report, and the details above have not been compared with other coverage of the agreement. The summary is brief, and this story reports only the points it contains. Where the summary is silent, this story is silent as well.
Sources: NPR: Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials say.