Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally Medvedchuk in prisoner swap • FRANCE 24 English

Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. In exchange, Ukraine gave up Viktor Medvedchuk, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.
#Russia #prisonerswap #Medvedchuk

[tudvalstone]

All she does is spin. Medvedchuk is Ukrainian, so how was he 'returned' to Russia?? He was a political prisoner in his home country.

[j]

Putin has accomplished many goals! 🙂
Expanding NATO, increasing NATO arms expenditure, reducing
European reliance on Russian gas and oil, etc.
Well done Putin!🙄🙂

[patrictutaki]

The reporter doesn't have a clue why the Saudi's would get involved with the prisoner swap she's not alone neither do the experts

[ronaldopumarin]

Welcome back home heroes and those still in captivity no one will be left behind Slava Ukraini!

[serpent-niisama]

western allies thank you so much for a way to save lives of innocent and defending our motherland from Vladolf Putler's slavery. For the right to protect freedom and democracy values.
Glory to the heroes of Azovstal! Glory to Ukraine! Support Ukraine with United24 (YouTube).

[Balmorax]

oh the clouds that are her hair are the stuff of my dreams

[serpent-niisama]

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[emmanuelameyaw]

Both sides can agree to swap prisoners but can't agree to stop fighting...😏. Russia is the attacker though.

[danielhutchinson]

That image of "Defenders" of Mariupol seems to find opposition from the statements of the survivors of the 2015 invasion that Azov Troops began?
The claims of the atrocities committed by members of the retreating forces of Victoria Nuland's Proxy Army shooting civilians on the streets of Mariupol seem to tarnish the image of defenders?
The proof that Azov Soldiers were not responsible for Bucha, as well as several other incidents seems to be unavailable?
Were the perpetrators of the atrocities at the Trade Union Building in Odessa in 2014, assigned to Military Units as officers instead of being prosecuted?
Was Saasaskivili involved in the appointment of thugs to prominent positions while he was a Governor in Odessa?
The questions that surround the incidents are as numerous as the inflation that sanctions seem to have created?
The propaganda Warfare

[jayv]

i'm a big fan of this anchor for so many years, so i used to watch french24 only for but last few months i didn't watch france24 for unknown reasons and suddenly when i watch today, shez looking bit old... slightly youth vigour lost... i dont know generally these caucasian woman they look super beautiful and angelic at one point and just few years down and they look, i dont know very old... they grow very old fast i thinnk... she used to be very very cute and angelic.... god only knows what happens to white people after they hit man this is disappointing...

[namur-iqih]

Multiple deaths in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk market: Artillery shells fired at Donetsk by Ukrainian forces on Thursday landed in the vicinity of the main city market. At least six people were killed in the attack and six others injured, one of the injured victims was identified as a teenager. The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) defense force released footage of the aftermath of the Ukrainian attack. It showed a heavily damaged bus in a street and what appeared to be a dead man in civilian clothes lying next to it in a pool of blood. More apparent civilian victims can be seen in other videos shot at the scene.

Earlier in the day, the head of the administration of Melitopol, a Russian-controlled city in Ukraine’s Zaporozhye Region, reported a blast at the city market. The explosion injured six people but didn’t claim any lives, the official said. Kiev is a terrorist state.

[angelobkoljenovic]

Ukraine is doing just as Milosevich of Serbia 🇷🇸 has 1992 in Bosnia 🇧🇦 thi muster not be permitted 37/ percent of Ukraine citizens are Russian and Tatars and Turkey’s