Ukraine Denies Reports Of A Prisoner Swap With Russia

Sailors of Ukrainian naval ships, which were seized by Russia in November 2018, attend a court hearing in Moscow earlier this month.

RFE: Ukraine Denies Prisoner Swap With Russia Completed, Says Negotiations Ongoing

Ukraine says negotiations to exchange prisoners with Russia are still under way after earlier unconfirmed reports said the swap had already been completed.

The Facebook post by the spokeswoman of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on August 30 comes after relatives of one of the 24 sailors being held by Russia told RFE/RL's Crimean Desk that they all had been freed.

Those remarks came after Ukraine's prosecutor-general reposted comments from a Ukrainian parliament member saying Ukraine and Russia had carried out a swap of prisoners, including Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian forces last year and Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov.

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Update #1: Ukraine denies reports of prisoner swap with Russia (ABC News/AP)
Update #2: Ukraine president's office says no prisoner swap with Russia yet (Reuters)

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