Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners of war
Zelenskyy said releasing all prisoners of war and captured civilians would be an important step toward peace.
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Zelenskyy said releasing all prisoners of war and captured civilians would be an important step toward peace.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/20/russia-and-ukraine-swap-hundreds-of-prisoners-of-war
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00:00Russia and Ukraine each swapped 175 prisoners of war on Wednesday.
00:07It's one of the largest exchanges since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
00:12three years ago.
00:13In a
00:37post on social media platform Ex-Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his
00:42gratitude to countries that helped facilitate the exchange, particularly the United Arab
00:48Emirates.
00:50On Wednesday, Russia released an additional 22 severely wounded captives in what they
00:55said was a goodwill gesture.
00:57Zelensky said they were returned through a different negotiation process beyond exchanges.