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The bodies of more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers returned to Kyiv after prisoner swap
More than 1,000 Ukrainian bodies have been handed back to Kyiv after a prisoner-of-war exchange - as Volodymyr Zelenskyy renews calls for sanctions.
The Ukrainian president said on social media that many of those released by Russia had been "held captive since 2022". "It is our absolute duty to free them all," he added.
"And we are working toward exactly that - to leave no one behind in the enemy's hands. I thank everyone who is helping." Russia's defence ministry said it had handed over the bodies of 1,200 dead Ukrainian soldiers on Friday, but state media reported on Saturday that Moscow had not received any of its war dead back from Kyiv.
The ministry added that its soldiers are in Belarus, where they are receiving medical treatment before being transferred back to Russia. It comes after both sides agreed to exchange those held captive at talks in Istanbul earlier this month.
However, the talks failed to lead to a ceasefire. In a post on X, Mr Zelenskyy renewed calls for sanctions on Russia, saying that "no one has been able to stop Putin" and that "he must lose money" to end the war.
"Capping the price of Russian energy is critical, because oil is their main source of income," Mr Zelenskyy added. "What happens in the Middle East is now driving oil prices up, and that, in turn, affects Europe's security.
"That's why oil price caps are such a powerful tool." He went on to say talks between the US and Russia "feels too warm.
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