Ukraine war updates: Putin claims Russia has no interest in wider war; UAE mediates prisoner exchange

This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed Moscow has no interest in expanding the war beyond Ukraine to the likes of Poland and Latvia.

Putin made the comments in a two-hour interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and spoke in Russian, with Carlson's team providing the translation.

CNBC has not been provided any details about the circumstances under which the interview was recorded.

Elsewhere, Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelenskyy announced a new top team for the Ukrainian Armed forces, fueling speculation that the conflict will take a new direction.

The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that it had mediated an exchange of 100 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed Moscow has no interest in expanding the war beyond Ukraine to the likes of Poland and Latvia.

Putin made the comments in a two-hour interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and spoke in Russian, with Carlson's team providing the dubbed translation. It was his first interview with an American media outlet since Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.

In the translated recording, Putin says he could only imagine a scenario in which Russia would send troops into Poland, a NATO member, if "Poland attacks Russia."

"Why? Because we have no interest in Poland, Latvia or anywhere else. Why would we do that? We simply don't have any interest," he added, according to the translation.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul noted on the X social media platform that "Putin said the same thing about Crimea in 2008, right after he had invaded Georgia."

Russia went on to invade Crimea in 2014.

The Russian leader