03:05President Vladimir Putin thanked UAE leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for Abu Dhabi's efforts in the latest prisoners of war (POW) exchange deal with Ukraine.
"I will inform you about other difficult situations that are directly related to Russia, it concerns primarily the Ukrainian crisis. In this regard, I would like to thank you for your participation in resolving humanitarian issues, including those related to the exchange of prisoners. I'm referring to the last exchange as well," Putin said during an informal meeting in Russia's Novo-Ogaryovo on Sunday.
For his part, Al Nahyan noted that the countries had managed to achieve 'joyful results' in their cooperation, adding that the trade turnover between Abu Dhabi and Moscow had 'tripled' over the past three years.
"There are many things that connect us, such as culture, traditions, mentality. We are not far from each other and this is a very strong bridge between the two countries," he added.
On Friday, Moscow and Kiev exchanged 190 POWs following the '95 to 95' formula in a deal brokered by the UAE.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported that all 95 "were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime as a result of the negotiation process." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that 95 of his citizens had also returned.
The swap marks the tenth exchange of POWs since the beginning of the year and the 58th since the start of the conflict, according to the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'I would like to thank you' - Putin to President Al Nahyan following successful UAE-mediated prisoner exchange
President Vladimir Putin thanked UAE leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for Abu Dhabi's efforts in the latest prisoners of war (POW) exchange deal with Ukraine.
"I will inform you about other difficult situations that are directly related to Russia, it concerns primarily the Ukrainian crisis. In this regard, I would like to thank you for your participation in resolving humanitarian issues, including those related to the exchange of prisoners. I'm referring to the last exchange as well," Putin said during an informal meeting in Russia's Novo-Ogaryovo on Sunday.
For his part, Al Nahyan noted that the countries had managed to achieve 'joyful results' in their cooperation, adding that the trade turnover between Abu Dhabi and Moscow had 'tripled' over the past three years.
"There are many things that connect us, such as culture, traditions, mentality. We are not far from each other and this is a very strong bridge between the two countries," he added.
On Friday, Moscow and Kiev exchanged 190 POWs following the '95 to 95' formula in a deal brokered by the UAE.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported that all 95 "were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime as a result of the negotiation process." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that 95 of his citizens had also returned.
The swap marks the tenth exchange of POWs since the beginning of the year and the 58th since the start of the conflict, according to the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
President Vladimir Putin thanked UAE leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for Abu Dhabi's efforts in the latest prisoners of war (POW) exchange deal with Ukraine.
"I will inform you about other difficult situations that are directly related to Russia, it concerns primarily the Ukrainian crisis. In this regard, I would like to thank you for your participation in resolving humanitarian issues, including those related to the exchange of prisoners. I'm referring to the last exchange as well," Putin said during an informal meeting in Russia's Novo-Ogaryovo on Sunday.
For his part, Al Nahyan noted that the countries had managed to achieve 'joyful results' in their cooperation, adding that the trade turnover between Abu Dhabi and Moscow had 'tripled' over the past three years.
"There are many things that connect us, such as culture, traditions, mentality. We are not far from each other and this is a very strong bridge between the two countries," he added.
On Friday, Moscow and Kiev exchanged 190 POWs following the '95 to 95' formula in a deal brokered by the UAE.
The Russian Defence Ministry reported that all 95 "were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime as a result of the negotiation process." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that 95 of his citizens had also returned.
The swap marks the tenth exchange of POWs since the beginning of the year and the 58th since the start of the conflict, according to the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.