Ukraine and Russia take part in biggest prisoner swap since invasion

乌克兰和俄罗斯参与了自入侵以来最大规模的战俘交换。

Global News Podcast

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2025-05-23

28 分钟
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Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners, which President Trump says "could lead to something big." Also: we look at the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and in Norway a man finds a ship in his garden.
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Andrew Peach and at 13 hours GMT on Friday the 23rd of May, these are our main stories.

  • Russia and Ukraine are reported to have begun a big prisoner exchange,

  • the only concrete outcome of last week's peace talks.

  • The Israeli military says more than 100 aid trucks entered Gaza on Thursday in a partial easing of Israel's blockade.

  • We'll look at the humanitarian situation there.

  • Also in this podcast,

  • talks between Iran and the US over Tehran's nuclear programme take place in Rome.

  • We'll hear about the impact of the recent conflict in Kashmir.

  • Six in the morning, the firing started.

  • I had my child on my lap.

  • When the motor hit, it hit the girl and me.

  • The rest I don't remember.

  • And in Norway, a man wakes up to find a huge container ship in his garden.

  • Today is 1,184 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

  • In recent weeks, hopes of ending the war have been on a bit of a roller coaster.

  • Today's been no exception.

  • One minute, reports of a big prisoner exchange.

  • The next, comments from the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov,

  • pouring cold water on suggestions that the Vatican could play a role in bringing the two sides together.