Skip to main content France 24 – International breaking news, top stories and headlines EN Home Shows Live Newsfeed Menu Next FRANCE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST AMERICAS EUROPE ASIA-PACIFIC HOME EUROPE LIVE Live: Ukraine says it received more than 1,000 bodies in latest swap with Russia EUROPE Issued on: 19/12/2025 – 04:50 Modified: 19/12/2025 – 15:52 By: FRANCE 24 Ukrainian service members stand next to the bodies of their unidentified brothers-in-arms during a funeral service in the town of Ivano-Frankove, Lviv region, on December 16, 2025. © Stringer, Reuters Ukraine said Friday it had received from Russia the remains of 1,003 people that Moscow said were Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier hailed his army’s territorial gains in Ukraine, saying that the ball was in Kyiv and its allies’ court to end the war in Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Yesterday’s developments: US President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to move “quickly” on a deal to end Russia’s war. A Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a US-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine, a US official has said. Two pro-Russian groups carried out cyberattacks on a Danish water treatment plant in 2024 and on local elections in the Scandinavian country last month, the Danish defence minister has said. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, Reuters and AP) READ NEXT EU agrees to €90 billion loan for Ukraine, without frozen Russian assets EUROPE Russia is preparing for another ‘year of war’, Ukraine’s Zelensky says AS IT HAPPENED EUROPE PROMOTED CONTENT Sponsored Trump ‘horrified’ by return of Bibas children, Security Advisor Mike Waltz says JPost Sponsored How America and China Are Preparing to Fight Each Other’s Submarines The National Interest Sponsored December Social Security payments goes out today Washington Examiner Russia’s Putin says it is up to Ukraine and its allies to end hostilities EU-Mercosur trade deal signing postponed as France and Italy seek more safeguards Sponsored Why silver prices are likely to stay high Washington Examiner Trump administration imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for investigating Israel Brown University shooting suspect found dead, police say Sponsored Nobel Laureate Machado’s Press Conference Cancellation Washington Examiner Sponsored Army-Navy Game: A Tribute to Veterans Beyond Football Washington Examiner Sponsored The IRS Forgives Millions In Tax Debt Before Saturday As the tax relief deadline nears, thousands of Americans are rushing to resolve their tax debts before the IRS imposes hefty penalties. Fresh Start Information Sponsored Reston: New Unsold SUV Car: Get Them Dirt Cheap Search Ads Sponsored Final season of Stranger Things is ardently anti-communist Washington Examiner MOST READ 1 AI-generated reconstructions of ancient Rome turn out to be full of errors 2 China tells US to ‘immediately’ stop arming Taiwan after Washington approves arms package ASIA / PACIFIC 3 Fake video claiming ‘coup in France’ goes viral – not even Macron could immediately get it removed EXPLAINER FRANCE 4 Trump slaps full travel ban on seven more countries, including Syria AMERICAS 5 Disparaging plaques for Biden, Obama appear in Trump’s White House ‘Walk of Fame’ AMERICAS 6 French farmers’ ire over cattle cull leads to blocked roads, likely delay for Mercosur trade deal FRANCE Keywords for this article Ukraine Russia Volodymyr Zelensky Vladimir Putin Europe HAPPENING NOW Artificial intelligence history Donald Trump The Observers culture INTERNATIONAL ABOUT FRANCE 24 FRANCE MÉDIAS MONDE WEBSITES SERVICES Newsletters RSS feeds Watch France 24 on TV APPLICATION Download the France 24 app RFI France 24 مونت كارلو الدولية / MCD France Médias Monde Legal notice Accessibility: not compliant Privacy Cookies Manage my privacy settings Notifications Facebook X Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube TikTok WhatsApp Telegram SoundCloud © 2025 Copyright France 24 – All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Audience ratings certified by ACPM. ACPM
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