KYIV, Oct. 6 - Ukraine plans to carry out a major prisoner swap with Russia and hopes it will take place next week, Ukraine's foreign minister, Reuters reported citing Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko.
The Kremlin did not immediately confirm such plans, but said work on a swap was underway and that it favored an all-for-all prisoner exchange.
The comments come after a breakthrough at talks between Moscow and Kiev this week that open the way for an international summit aimed at ending the conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine's east.
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