How Ukraine and Russia are both breaking the law on prisoners of war

Security expert analyses the treatment of POWs by both sides in the Ukraine conflict

A Ukrainian soldier walks through a destroyed barn in Zaporizhzhia
A Ukrainian soldier walks through a destroyed barn in Zaporizhzhia
(Image credit: Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Christoph Bluth, professor of international relations and security at the University of Bradford on how POWs have become another weapon in the propaganda war.

As in any war between two sovereign countries, the Ukraine conflict has resulted in thousands of soldiers on both sides being taken captive. Both sides appear to be using prisoners of war (POWs) in ways that break international law.

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