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class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 2 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Two Ukrainian civilians were also returned home.<\/p>\n<p>Video posted by Zelenskyy of the exchange showed dozens of men stepping off white buses, waving and embracing border guards. One soldier, phone to his ear, could be heard telling his mother: \u201cI am at home. That\u2019s it, I am home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>US special envoy Steve Witkoff credited the swap to \u201csustained and detailed peace discussions\u201d held in Geneva under the direction of President Donald Trump, thanking Switzerland for hosting the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscussions remain ongoing,\u201d Witkoff wrote, \u201cwith additional progress anticipated in the weeks ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Zelenskyy travelled to positions near Druzhkivka and Kostiantynivka in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russian forces have massed before an anticipated spring offensive, to visit soldiers from the 28th separate mechanised brigade.<\/p>\n<p>He told troops on the front line that their efforts were vital in strengthening Ukraine\u2019s position in future peace talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stronger we are in the eastern direction,\u201d he told troops, \u201cthe stronger we are in the talks process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, talks expected to take place in Abu Dhabi between March 5 and 9 were postponed after US and Israeli strikes on Iran prompted retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, because of the situation around Iran, there are not yet the necessary signals for a trilateral meeting,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, in a Politico interview on Thursday, renewed pressure on Kyiv to reach a settlement, claiming Putin was ready to make a deal and warning that Zelenskyy held an increasingly weak hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, he\u2019s got even less cards,\u201d Trump said, without offering evidence for his assertion about Moscow\u2019s readiness to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy pushed back sharply on Russian demands that Ukraine cede the remainder of Donetsk that it controls, a central sticking point in talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy should we leave our own land that we control?\u201d he said. \u201cHe has not succeeded on the battlefield. He has no strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That battlefield picture has, in recent weeks, shifted modestly in Kyiv\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian forces have retaken nine settlements in the Zaporizhia region since late January and, for the first time since summer 2024, recaptured more ground than they lost in a single month.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis group DeepState estimated Russian territorial gains in February at 126 square kilometres (49 square miles), a 20-month low, while the Institute for the Study of War put Ukrainian recoveries at about 257 square kilometres (99 square miles) since January 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Completion of two-day POW exchange one of few tangible results as peace talks stall amid Middle East turmoil. 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