Russia slams EU-Ukraine summit where countries pledged new round of sanctions

Russia has returned 116 prisoners of battle to Ukraine as a part of the newest prisoner change between the 2 international locations, in accordance with a senior Ukrainian official.

Head of the Workplace of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak posted on Telegram Saturday to announce that “one other massive change of prisoners” had taken place. 

This follows experiences from Russia state media earlier Saturday that Ukraine had returned 63 Russian POWs after a “tough negotiation course of.”

Ukraine additionally secured the “return the our bodies of overseas volunteers” Christopher Parry and Andrew Bagshaw, in accordance with Yermak. 

Parry and Bagshaw, each British nationals, had been killed a throughout a humanitarian mission in Soledar in japanese Ukraine, in accordance with a press release from the Parry household on Jan. 24.

Yermak stated that Ukraine additionally recovered the physique of Yevhen Kulyk, a Ukrainian volunteer soldier “who served within the French International Legion and returned to defend Ukraine” after the Russian invasion started.  

Russian state information company RIA Novosti, citing the Russian Protection Ministry, reported Saturday that the 63 “launched Russian servicemen contains individuals of a ‘delicate class’ whose change was facilitated by the mediation efforts of the United Arab Emirates management.”

The troopers are again on Russian territory and are “being supplied with all obligatory psychological and medical help” and the possibility to contact kinfolk, RIA Novosti added. 

Some background: On Jan. 8, 100 troopers had been returned to their respective house international locations as part of a prisoner change carried out by Russia and Ukraine. On the time, Yermak promised that it might not be “the final change,” outlining Ukraine’s dedication to returning “all our individuals.”

Uliana Pavlova and Denis Lapin contributed reporting to this put up.