Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners with the Ukrainian government near the rebel-held city of Donetsk.…
The rebels were due to swap 150 soldiers for 225 people held by the government.It appears that most of the captives were exchanged, with the remaining releases due to take place on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Ukraine froze vital bus and rail links with Crimea, its southern territory annexed by Russia in March.
In another move, the world’s two largest credit and debit card companies, Visa and Mastercard, said on Friday they could no longer support bank cards being used in Crimea, following fresh US …read more
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