Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners
29 December 2017 |
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Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels have conducted the biggest prisoner swap since the war broke out in 2014. It fulfills a key part of a two-year-old ceasefire deal.
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