Women in india become a symbol of the protest movement against the contentious citizenship law. Chile is leading the developing world with a pledge to relinquish things of course to generate power but for those who live in the socalled sacrifice owns 30 years is too long to wait. So there has been a prisoner swap in Eastern Ukraine between Government Forces and protesters separatists it is the 2nd major release in 3 months and follows ukraine and russia agreeing to ease tensions between them remember it is now 5 years since Russian Troops and the Crimean Peninsula so an update as we start with alexander got froid in moscow just take us through how events have actually gone today. So the checkpoint called the my office which is near the town of huddle of co which is on to them occasional line between ukraine and. Russia supported separatists today at like 4 hours ago this swap of prisoners started to and what we receive now is an information that is finally over 1st ukrainians did a swa
With a pledge to relinquish things of course to generate power but for those who live in the socalled sacrifice so 13 years is too long to wait. So theres been a prisoner swap in Eastern Ukraine between Government Forces and progress the separatists this is the 2nd major release in 3 months that follows ukraine and russia agreeing to ease tensions between them times between ukraine and russia broke down after the 2014 uprising that ousted the kremlin backed president in kiev. Just a bit of background for you moscow went on to annex crimea and is accused of supporting separatists in Eastern Ukraine at least 13000 people have been killed in the fighting the latest Prisoner Exchange is part of ukrainian president the lot made selenski push for peace but there is anger in ukraine over concessions made to russia so it could secure the ceasefire for example kiev will release riot Police Suspected of murder during the 2014 uprising and theyve also agreed to pull out troops from contested regi
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