00:00Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi agree swap of 314 prisoners of war on the second day of talks.
00:07Security Council Chief Rustem Umarov said discussions continue with trilateral consultations and working groups.
00:14The last swap with Russia occurred the 2nd of October last year after Moscow halted the process.
00:20Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said there was positive movement toward a peace agreement,
00:25but he also blamed European countries for obstructing talks.
00:29Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will fight on until Ukraine makes relevant decisions.
00:36Moscow demands recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as Russian territory.
00:41It also wants Ukraine to withdraw from parts of Zaporizhia and Kherson that it never fully controlled.
00:48Zelensky said conquering eastern Ukraine would cost Russia 800,000 more lives over two years.
00:55Big time estimate that Russia will need until August 2027 to take the Romanian Donetsk areas.
01:02Casualties since the full invasion now near 1.2 million, matching Brussels' population.
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