In the day's other headlines Germany has given Ukraine the green light to use long-range

weapons supplied by Berlin on targets inside Russia.

The Biden administration gave a similar approval yesterday. In both instances, the use of the weapons is limited to defending against Russian

attacks on the border region of Harkiv.

Meantime, Ukrainian President Valodemir Zelensky was in Stockholm today concluding long-term

security agreements with Sweden and Norway.

Kieve has now signed such deals with 15 Western nations.

And Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin today said the upcoming

NATO summit in July will bring more Western support, as well as a path to

membership in the Alliance. And our purpose now is to put in place the bridge to bring the Ukraine closer to and then ultimately into NATO.

And as I've said, it's a bridge that I think you'll see emerged at the summit.

That's both very strong, very well lit.

Against the backdrop of diplomacy,

there was a moment of relief on the front lines today

as Russia and Ukraine took part in a prisoner exchange.

75 Russians and 75 Ukrainians were involved in the swap the first since February.

And a passing of note tonight, Marion Robinson, mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama has passed away,

according to the family. She was a fixture in the

Obama White House having moved from Chicago to Washington with the Obama's to help with her

young granddaughters. The family said in a statement, quote,

she passed peacefully this morning,

and right now none of us are quite sure how exactly

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