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Ukraine is negotiating an ‘all for all’ exchange of prisoners with Russia

Sunday, September 15, 2019
Ukraine is negotiating an ‘all for all’ exchange of prisoners with Russia

Ukraine is negotiating an ‘all for all’ exchange of prisoners with Russia, Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s chief negotiator, tells the Financial Times. A trade could result in the freedom of as many 350 Ukrainians held captive in Russia and Russia-controlled Crimea and Donbas. The Sept. 7 prisoner swap proved enormously popular in Ukraine, strengthening Zelenskiy’s hand to win quick approval in the Rada of legislation for free-market economic changes.

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If the Rada adopts a proposed tax code change to iron mining, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the nation’s largest steelmaker, will be forced to shut Artyom, its main iron mine

If the Rada adopts a proposed tax code change to iron mining, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the nation’s largest steelmaker, will be forced to shut Artyom, its main iron mine

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As part of President Zelenskiy’s hearts and minds strategy for the Donbas, the new government will hold an international investment forum on Oct. 29 in Mariupol,

As part of President Zelenskiy’s hearts and minds strategy for the Donbas, the new government will hold an international investment forum on Oct. 29 in Mariupol,

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