Russia and Ukraine exchanged on Thursday 185 servicemen each as part of deals reached in Istanbul earlier this year, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed. A statement by the ministry announced the swap, adding that it also received 20 civilians. The Russian servicemen and civilians are in neighboring Belarus, where they ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s army, a day after Kyiv’s allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal. “If some troops appear there, especially now during ...
