【Russian Presidential Aide: Russian and Ukrainian Special Forces Representatives Are Discussing Prisoner Exchanges】
On November 26, 2025, in Bishkek time, Yuri Ushakov, a presidential aide of Russia, answered questions from Pavel Zarubin, a journalist of Russia-1, as follows:
Now, as you know, everyone is either in Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Overall, all the audience are present, only you and I are in Bishkek, and we feel good, all the audience—whether decent or not—are present. Among the representatives present, there are representatives of the Ukrainian and Russian special forces (intelligence agencies) who are working seriously. They meet regularly to discuss very sensitive issues, including those related to prisoner exchanges.
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