Kushner, Witkoff helping plan POW exchange between Russia, Ukraine — White House

WASHINGTON, November 13. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are involved in readying a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the White House said. White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly wrote on X following trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi and bilateral contacts with Russia and Ukraine that Witkoff and Kushner "ensured that European partners are included in future discussions, and began working towards what would be the largest prisoner exchange of the war." Talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine were held in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. The Russian delegation was led by Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, and the Ukrainian delegation by Rustem Umerov, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Witkoff and Kushner, Commander-in-Chief of NATO forces in Europe Alexus Grynkewich and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan were also present. Medinsky said that during the negotiations, Russia and Ukraine agreed on a large-scale prisoner exchange, whose parameters will be announced soon. He also noted that the European security system was the pivotal topic at the meeting, and the parties found mutual understanding on some issues. Witkoff and Kushner visited Moscow after the talks and were received by Russian leader Vladimir Putin.