Putin, Zelensky agree to work on new prisoner swap – media

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to begin work immediately on a new prisoner swap, Ukraine's presidential office said.

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Putin and Zelensky agreed in a phone call on Tuesday to draw up a list of Ukrainians, including those held in Russian-annexed Crimea, and Russians held in Ukraine, for an exchange, it said, according to Reuters.

On Sunday, Ukrainian government forces and Russian-led troops in eastern Ukraine completed a large-scale prisoner swap.