Russia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited prisoner swap on Saturday, in a step that could thaw a deep freeze in relations since Moscow’s annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.While the unfolding exchange could help rebuild confidence between Moscow and Kiev and allow them to start negotiating seriously on other issues, any road to a full rapprochement is likely to be long and complex.On Saturday a Russian aircraft carrying freed Russian prisoners from Kiev landed in Moscow while a… …read more
Source:: South China Morning Post
