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Ukraine wants their troops in Mariupol to be exchanged for captured Russian soldiers

Ukraine wants to make this exchange as part of a deal acknowledged by Moscow.

We get more details of what life was like for the soldiers and civilians holding out in the Azov steelworks in Mariupol, we'll hear from a journalist who has just returned from the frontline in the east of Ukraine. Yesterday several other buses were seen leaving the steel plant. Ukraine wants these troops to be exchanged for captured Russian soldiers as part of a deal acknowledged by Moscow.

We go to the American state of Pennsylvania, where a Donald Trump favoured candidate faces his Republican rival in one of five state primaries taking place ahead of mid term elections later this year.

As the Cannes film festival gets underway in the South of France, we'll hear from the director of a short film nominated that looks at the lives of those facing domestic violence.

50 minutes

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  • Wed 18 May 2022 06:06GMT