Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the latest swap brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Video filmed by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service shows emotional reunions between freed prisoners and their loved ones. The April 19 exchange saw 277 Ukrainian POWs return home,…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Putin declares 30-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his army to suspend combat operations in Ukraine over the Easter holiday this weekend.
Putin declared a unilateral 30-hour “Easter…
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Putin Declares One-Day Easter Truce in Ukraine War
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said that from Saturday evening through Sunday, he had ordered his forces to “stop all military activity.” Ukraine’s leader said he was trying to “play with people’s lives.”
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Can Trump Really Negotiate Peace in Ukraine, Russians Wonder
Many thought President Trump would be able to finish the war. Now they are not so sure.
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Moscow Moves Closer To Pushing Ukrainian Troops Out Of Russian Territory
Russian drone and artillery attacks killed at least five people, including a child and an elderly woman, and injured dozens of others in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk.
“It was a difficult night in Dnipro… Three people were killed by this Russian attack, and among them was…
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Trump Administration Bolsters Putin With Hint of Abandoning Ukraine Talks
President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both suggested Friday that the United States might wash its hands of the peace effort.
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Russian Court Sentences Anti-War Activist Who Glued Poem To Ukrainian Statue
Russian drone and artillery attacks killed at least five people, including a child and an elderly woman, and injured dozens of others in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk.
“It was a difficult night in Dnipro… Three people were killed by this Russian attack, and among them was…
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Russia Launches Deadly Missile Strike On Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Despite the announcement of a limited cease-fire, Russia has continued to pound Ukrainian targets, including its second-largest city, Kharkiv, which was hit on April 18.
The attack killed at least one person and injured dozens more, according to Ukrainian authorities.Continue Reading
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Frontline report: Trump “accidentally” hits Putin’s oil budget with a $20 billion bomb
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Rubio Signals Impatience In Ukraine Talks; Says US ‘Ready To Move On’
The European Union looks set to sharpen its visa suspension mechanism later this year, making it easier for Brussels to revoke visa-free travel for citizens of the 61 countries that currently enjoy it — including all the EU hopefuls in the Western Balkans, as well as Georgia, Moldova, and…
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