KIEV: A long-awaited swap of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine was underway on Saturday, sources and state media said, with 70 people involved in the landmark exchange.A Ukrainian government source told AFP the swap was proceeding and that 35 people on each side would be exchanged.A number of high-profile prisoners are expected to be part of the exchange.Earlier Saturday an AFP journalist in Moscow saw two buses with tinted windows leaving the high-security Lefortovo jail escorted by a police convoy.Russia’s state-run news channel Rossiya 24 said the convoy had departed “within the framework of preparations for a prisoner exchange”.The channel …read more
Source:: theSun
