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Source: AFP news agency/YouTubeRUSSIA AND UKRAINE have carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners, in a deal hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as a first step towards ending their conflict. Planes carrying 35 prisoners from each side landed simulta…

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in landmark exchange

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CHEERS RANG out at Kievs Borispol airport on September 7th, as a plane touched down carrying dozens of Ukrainians who had been held captive by Russia, some for several years. The detainees, including 24 sailors captured in a naval clash last November, were pa…

By Christopher Miller September 06, 2019 KYIV -- In just over 100 days as Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has made good on some of his election promises. But to deliver on one major pledge -- to bring dozens of Ukrainians behind bars in Russia back …

KYIV -- In just over 100 days as Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has made good on some of his election promises. But to deliver on one major pledge -- to bring dozens of Ukrainians behind bars in Russia back home -- he must make what might be the mos…

Vladimir Tsemakh, who commanded separatist anti-aircraft defences in the area from which MH17 was downed, was freed in court - AFP A Kiev court has released a key suspect in the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 shortly before Vladimir Putin said priso…

A Kiev court has released a key suspect in the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 shortly before Vladimir Putin said prisoner swap negotiations with Ukraine were in their final stages, raising fears among European politicians that the man will be sent to…

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Dutch investigators expressed concern Thursday they will be unable to question a Ukrainian man over the downing of flight MH17 after a court in Kiev freed him pending trial. The release of Vladimir Tsemakh, an alleged air defense spe…

Kiev (AFP) - A court in Ukraine on Thursday released from detention a man suspected of involvement in the downing of flight MH17, prompting concern from the Netherlands that he may avoid questioning. The release of Vladimir Tsemakh, an alleged air defence sp…