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Ukraine charges Russia with playing 'dirty games' on POW swap

Ukraine accused Russia of "dirty games" and "manipulations" in POW swaps, stating there's no fixed date for body returns. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War highlighted Moscow's failure to stick to agreed prisoner exchange parameters.

AFP WORLD
Published June 07,2025
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Kyiv on Saturday denied Russian accusations that it had postponed an exchange of prisoners of war and repatriation of the bodies of killed soldiers that the two sides had agreed at peace talks last week.

Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement that there was no fixed date for the return of bodies and that Russia was not sticking to the agreed parameters of the POW swap, accusing Moscow of "dirty games" and "manipulations."