Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners of war, according to officials on both sides. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 193 prisoners, including soldiers and border guards, had been returned from Russia, some injured and facing criminal charges.
Russia’s state news agency TASS reported that the same number had been handed back by Ukraine. The exchange was mediated by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the country is in its “strongest” frontline position in the past year. He credited Kyiv’s drone warfare and air defences, claiming they can intercept up to 90% of Russian aerial attacks.
The Kremlin has suggested President Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in Miami, U.S., later this year. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments after U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be “very helpful” for him to attend.
At least 13 people have been killed in Ukraine in overnight strikes, according to the State Emergency Service, including a married couple aged 75.
Ukraine also said it had killed 12 Russian officers and wounded 15 others in strikes in the Donetsk region, according to military drone commander Robert Brovdi.
European leaders are discussing a further round of sanctions on Russia. The 20th package is due to take effect on Saturday 25 April, banning EU firms from providing financial or brokering services to Russian-flagged icebreakers and LNG tankers.
Russia said on Friday that new European Union sanctions on its oil and gas sector would harm developing countries as well as the EU, and vowed to retaliate.
The EU is also expected to approve a €90 billion loan to support Ukraine during the war.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Saudi Arabia to strengthen co-operation on security and energy infrastructure, marking his second visit to the Kingdom in a month.
"Yesterday, at a meeting with European leaders, we secured financial guarantees for our resilience. Today, we are advancing our agreements with Saudi Arabia in the areas of security, energy, and infrastructure," he said on the social media platform X upon arrival.
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that the United States must recognise that the “rules of the game” in its war against Iran had changed “before it is too late”, a day after Washington struck several Iranian tankers in the Gulf.
Two Greek military pilots were killed on Saturday when an F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during an air show at Tanagra air base, north of Athens, officials said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on efforts to end the Ukraine war.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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The European Union is preparing to boost investment in Greenland, as Brussels moves to deepen political and economic ties with the Arctic territory amid growing strategic competition involving the U.S., Russia and China.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said a newly commissioned destroyer will become part of the country's nuclear response system, capable of delivering what he described as “annihilating retaliatory strikes”.
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