MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by cellphone to precise their satisfaction over a prisoner-of-war swap between Moscow and Kyiv facilitated by Riyadh, the Kremlin stated Friday.
Throughout a cellphone name late Thursday the 2 leaders expressed “satisfaction in reference to the switch to Saudi Arabia of overseas citizen prisoners of struggle… that passed off with the private mediation of the crown prince”, it stated.
As a part of the trade, Ukraine obtained 215 of its troops, together with fighters who led the defence of Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks.
Ten prisoners of struggle from different international locations, together with the USA and Britain, have been transferred to Saudi Arabia.
Russia obtained 55 prisoners together with Viktor Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of Putin accused of excessive treason.
Throughout a cellphone name late Thursday the 2 leaders expressed “satisfaction in reference to the switch to Saudi Arabia of overseas citizen prisoners of struggle… that passed off with the private mediation of the crown prince”, it stated.
As a part of the trade, Ukraine obtained 215 of its troops, together with fighters who led the defence of Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks.
Ten prisoners of struggle from different international locations, together with the USA and Britain, have been transferred to Saudi Arabia.
Russia obtained 55 prisoners together with Viktor Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of Putin accused of excessive treason.
