REFERENCE: Point 7 - The Release Of Prisoners (Part II)

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-swap-more-than-200-prisoners-2023-04-10/

Russia and Ukraine carried out a major prisoner swap on Monday, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said. In a Telegram post, Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said the released Ukrainians included defenders of Mariupol city and its Azovstal steel plant, captured in the war's opening months.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_US_human_remains_from_the_Korean_War

From 1996 to 2005, the US paid North Korea over US$20 million, ostensibly to cover the costs of these operations. In 2007, North Korea sent home the remains of another seven US troops, at the time of the visit of an unofficial US delegation headed by US politician Bill Richardson. During the presidency of Barack Obama (whose term was 2009–2017), the issue was raised without results. In September 2016, North Korean officials made an offer to discuss the return the remains of about 200 US personnel, but the Obama administration did not pursue the offer

 

https://www.politico.eu/article/cuban-mercenaries-join-russian-army-ukraine-war/

The news of Cuban fighters in Ukraine splashed across global headlines earlier this month when Havana announced it had arrested 17 people for involvement in a human trafficking ring recruiting young men to fight for Russia. The news raised questions about the extent of cooperation between the two Cold War allies, and whether cracks were beginning to show in Havana’s support for Russia’s invasion. Conversations with Cubans in Cuba and Russia reveal a different side of the story: of desperate young men who see enlistment in the Russian army as their best shot at a better life — even if not all of them seem to know what they were getting themselves into ... In November 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree offering fast-tracked naturalization to foreigners who signed up as contract soldiers.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_intervention_in_Angola

Cuban troops: 36,000 (1976), 35,000–37,000 (1982), 60,000 (1988). Soviet troops: Altogether 11,000 (1975 to 1991).

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Legion_(Ukraine)

The International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine, or the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, is a foreign military unit of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine. It was created on 27 February 2022 by the Ukrainian government at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fight against the Russian invasion of the country.

 

https://www.wsj.com/world/white-house-warns-freeing-evan-gershkovich-potentially-tough-c273a00f

U.S. continues to seek release of WSJ reporter, as well as businessman Paul Whelan, from Russia as challenges mount.

 

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