Guest host Mike Eckel talks to RFE/RL Ukrainian Service correspondent Natalia Churikova about a Russian-Ukrainian prisoner swap that has not yet happened, but may still go ahead in the coming days. Churikova also casts her eye over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s new government. Mircea Țicudean, a correspondent with RFE/RL's Moldovan Service, also offers insight into John Bolton’s recent visit to Chisinau and Prime Minister Maia Sandu’s postponed trip to Washington, D.C.
Steve Gutterman's Week In Russia
Monday 2 September 2019
Guest host Carl Schreck is joined by Kiryl Sukhotski, executive editor at Current Time, as they discuss a possible prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine, the swearing in of Ukraine's new parliament, and continuing opposition protests in Russia.
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