Volodymyr Zelensky offers exchange for troops held in Russia

13/01/2025 13:47 France 24

Since Ukrainian army arrested two Narth Korean soldiers, Zelensky had raised the idea of an exchange between POW's for Ukrainian soldiers, but one of the two North Koreans apparently said that he would rather stay in Ukraine. For more, FRANCE 24's international affairs editor, Angela Diffley.

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