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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners but peace talks appear stalled

Moscow and Kyiv are set to exchange 500 POWs each by Friday even as peace talks remain stalled.

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00:00200 Russian prisoners of war were set free on Thursday as part of an exchange with Ukraine.
00:06Kiev confirmed the return of the same number of Ukrainian fighters.
00:11The swap was agreed during last month's talks in Geneva.
00:15In total, 500 POWs will be released by each side, with the remaining captives set to be exchanged on Friday.
00:24Four years into the war, peace talks appear to have stalled.
00:28The Geneva negotiations with the third round of talks this year between Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
00:36But territory remains a sticking point.
00:39Kiev refuses to hand over Donetsk, despite pressure from Washington to make a deal.
00:45Ukraine's President Zelensky says his priority is to end the war and he'll continue the diplomatic process.
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