Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Isaac Webb: All for all? The breakdown of POW exchanges in the Donbas
A militant of the self-proclaimed \"People's Republic of Donetsk\" stands guard during a prisoner exchange with Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Feb. 21, 2015 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Frunze near Luhansk.
Despite a relative lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine over the past several weeks - daily casualties have hovered in the single digits recently - prisoner of war (POW) exchanges, a central element of the Minsk agreements, have stalled. According to the Feb. 11 "Minsk II" treaty, the Ukrainian and separatist leadership had until the end of February to withdraw heavy weaponry from the conflict zone. After this process was completed, they would have five days to exchange prisoners on an "all for all" basis.
