prisoner of war

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The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty and declared that he is a "prisoner of war."

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

In one, a courtroom illustration of Maduro in a New York courthouse springs to life and announces: "I consider myself a prisoner of war."

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

"I'm a president and prisoner of war," he shouted towards the man in the audience in Spanish.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

In August, word reached back home that Igor Dolgopolov, 31 years old, had been made a prisoner of war after being deployed to Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

He was a well-fed man wearing the brown coat trimmed with white that signified he was a prisoner of war.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson