Ukraine sent dozens of its own citizens to Russia last month, releasing them from prisons in an attempt to secure the release of dozens of Ukrainian civilians held illegally in Russian jails – a move

Russia and Ukraine held a second round of peace talks where they agreed to exchange more prisoners and to return the bodies of 12,000 dead soldiers.

Russia and Ukraine wrangled over details of a large prisoner swap, with officials in Kyiv rejecting claims by a Russian negotiator that they were dragging their feet on the planned exchange.