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Returned servicemen hold a Ukrainian national flag following a prisoner swap, in Cherhnihiv region in the north of Ukraine.Security Service of Ukraine

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By Stephanie Baker and Ben Bartenstein

September 23, 2022 at 10:44 AM UTC

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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh at the end of August as part of talks that led to Russia and Ukraine swapping prisoners of war, according to three people familiar with the matter.