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Paris, Dec 9 (EFE/EPA).- Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed here Monday to implement a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and carry out a second exchange of prisoners of war before the end of the year.The two men reached that accord during a gathering in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.This latest round of talks under the "Normandy Format" went on for nearly eight hours at the Elysee Palace, including a working dinner.The conflict in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region erupted in the spring of 2014, but the first exchange of POWs took place only in September. (Camera: CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON). SHOT LIST: FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AS THEY LEAVE THE SUMMIT ON UKRAINE AT THE ELYSEE PALACE IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Kiev (Ukraine), Dec 8 (EFE / EPA) .- Hundreds of Ukrainians gathered on the Independence Square in Kiev a day before the "Normandy Format" talks in Paris. (CAMERA: Sergey Dolshenko)IMAGES OF THE PROTEST IN KIEV. INCLUDES FOOTAGE OF THE UCRANIAN FORMER PRESIDENT AND LEADER OF THE PARTY "EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY", PETRO POROSHENKO
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal and their delegations pose for a photo in Warsaw ahead of bilateral talks on a dispute over farming imports and blockades by disgruntled Polish farmers on the shared border. While Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, ties have soured over the past months amid ongoing economic disputes, and as farmers complain imports from Ukraine have undercut prices for their own produce. IMAGES
NATO forces cross the Vistula River at Korzeniewo in Poland as part of the US-led defence alliance's Exercise Dragon 24, involving around 4,500 soldiers and almost 1,000 vehicles. Dragon 24 is itself part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO's largest military exercise since the Cold War, which is designed to test its defences in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. IMAGES
Images show Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arriving in Kyiv to preside over a G7 virtual meeting on Ukraine on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, the Italian government announced. IMAGES
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warns European leaders that Russia's Vladimir Putin would exploit any failure to agree to launch his country's EU membership talks. "People in Europe won't see any benefit if Moscow receives a pass from Brussels in the form of negativity towards Ukraine. Putin will surely use this against you personally and against all of Europe," Zelensky tells an EU summit by videolink. SOUNDBITE ++ TEXT 347R2JH
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