Russia and Ukraine completed a major prisoner exchange Saturday in a move that raised hopes for eased tensions between the two countries.
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MOSCOW — Russia and Ukraine completed a major prisoner exchange Saturday in a move that raised hopes for eased tensions between the two countries, who have been at war since 2014.Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the highly-anticipated swap, which came after lengthy negotiations, would be “a good step” toward the normalization of relations between Moscow and Kiev.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was at Borispil airport Saturday to greet the prisoners as they returned home., said all steps had to be taken"to finish this horrible war."detained by Russia in the Kerch StraitRussia accused the sailors of violating its border and kept them in custody for nearly 10 months. Ukraine has insisted that the men should be treated as prisoners of war.
Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov was among those freed. His arrest and imprisonment on terrorism charges in Russia has been a rallying cry for the entertainment industry and human rights groups.
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