Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners each

Completion of two-day POW exchange one of few tangible results as peace talks stall amid Middle East turmoil.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had visited the eastern front line as Ukraine and Russia ⁠completed a two-day prisoner-of-war swap, exchanging 500 soldiers each.

The swap, which included the exchange of 200 soldiers each on Thursday and another 300 each on Friday, came as US-brokered peace negotiations remained deadlocked, with a planned trilateral meeting this week shelved due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners each

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