Finally, after years of contention and turmoil in a continual war zone, Russia and Ukraine have finally agreed to a prisoner swap. This issue has been ongoing since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and has continually added to their stash of Ukrainian prisoners since the Russian establishment in Crimea. Ukraine released 35 people to Russia and in return received 35 of their own prisoners back to their own soil. This prisoner swamp comes at a time where border relations with Russia are at the forefront of the national news within Ukraine. It is clear that Zelensky is focusing his efforts into easing tensions with Russia as well as ending the dispute between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian rebels. What the future holds between these nations is ambiguous at best, but the initial prisoner swap demonstrates how the new President is focused on fulfilling his campaign pledges to his supporters by tackling the Russia-Ukraine issue head-on and is not intimidated to negotiate with the likes of Putin.
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