Ukraine frees over 100 prisoners of war as Chinese defense minister visits Russia.

More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war were released by the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group to mark Orthodox Easter. China's new defense minister, Gen. Li Shangfu, is heading to Russia on his first official foreign trip amid allegations that Beijing had agreed to send Moscow weapons to help its war on Ukraine. Despite the invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of Western companies remain in the Russian market, with some still operating in the country being named as sponsors of the war by Ukraine.