Nick spicer welcome to the program the Ukrainian Government and russian backed separatists have completed a major Prisoner Exchange among those released captives held by both sides since hostilities broke out in 2014 the swap follows an agreement russia and ukraine reached earlier this month in talks brokered by germany and france. Home for the new year dozens of joyful reunion splayed out on the quay of airports tamaki many of the captives hadnt same friends or family for years on hand a visibly moved president flow to me is a lengthy hey great to the exchange during talks with Russias Vladimir Putin earlier this month. As we deliver on our promises to each so these people will celebrate new year with their loved ones with their parents and children at home just each night. And this is the moment prisoners were frayed earlier on sunday russian backed separatists late ukrainian prisoners go at a checkpoint in the countrys aist the men were lined up to be collected by the red cross for
Shoot him dead. Bad remembering the victims of the holocaust one stumbling stone at a time we take a look at a german artist who morial project down is still not dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the individuals killed by the nazis. Our brian thomas great to have you with us a back with family and friends ukrainian and russian backed separatists prisoners were reunited with their loved ones after an exchange between the 2 sides now among those released captives who have been in prison since hostilities broke out in 2014 the swap follows an agreement between russia and ukraine brokered by germany and france. Home for the new year. Dozens of joyful reunions played out on the key of airports tama many of the captives hadnt same friends or family for years on hand a visibly moved president flown to me is a lens he great to the exchange during talks with the russians fled he made putin earlier this month. Where. We deliver on our promises that some of these people will celebrate new
And Helena Humphrey glad you could join me in australia a new heat wave is igniting more bushfires increasing the toll the blazes are taking across the country now 100000 people have been urged to flee 5 melbourne suburbs as flames are encroaching on the victoria state capital a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate far in the countryside the 10th victim of the blazes now the high level foreigner has led to the council ation of hundreds of firework displays for the new year. If theres one thing thats considered a given that the in the fee cheer its the images from across the world are flashy new years celebrations and there is pride in being the ones to kick off the yearly affair. And you know a new story of the world looks at city. Every single were and i look at our vibrancy by look at our passion to look at our success. But for the last 3 months australia has been battling some of the worst bushfires in decades the blazes are predicted to peak on new years eve de
A knife turns a hanikra celebration near new york city into a bloody crime scene new yorks governor says it was an act of domestic terror. Im nick spicer welcome to the program. Ukrainian government and russian backed separatists have completed a Prisoner Exchange a plane landed at the airport sunday evening a few hours after the swap at a checkpoint in the separatist stronghold of the nets in Eastern Ukraine exchange included prisoners held by both sides since hostilities broke out in 2014 as follows an agreement russia and ukraine reached earlier this month in talks brokered by germany and france. I carefully coordinated ron davis in ukraines rebel controlled region 200. 00 people in total were released in the exchange some returning to the ukrainian side said the exchange was a good start but everyone needed to be freed. Im grateful to the president who agreed and freed us. But there are still a lot of guys jailed there and we need to help them just everyone for everyone. The produc
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