"Step to Freedom": Macron comments on exchange of detainees between Russia and Ukraine

The exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine is a decisive step in resuming a constructive dialogue, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

“The President of the Republic welcomes the exchange of prisoners that took place today between Russia and Ukraine,” the communiqué by the Champs Elysees reads.

"This is a decisive step in resuming a constructive dialogue, which should continue in the coming weeks," RIA Novosti quotes the French leader as saying.