It is no coincidence that the Russian leadership has now agreed to such an extensive exchange of prisoners of war.
This is the opinion of analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) about the largest exchange of prisoners of war to date and the first official exchange since August 2023, which took place on January 4, 2024.
Why the Russian Federation agreed to the exchange of prisoners of war on January 3, 2024
According to American analysts, the time deserves attention when the Russian Federation suddenly, after five months of freezing the process for unknown reasons, began to want to take part in the exchange.
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Experts at the Institute for the Study of War believe that the Russian leadership may have agreed to an extensive exchange of prisoners of war, to break the cycle of reports of Russian mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
In just the last few weeks, a number of high-profile events have occurred, which indicate an obvious violation by the Russians of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
In particular, the Russian occupiers used Ukrainian prisoners of war in active hostilities as human shields, and also executed Ukrainian soldiers when they surrendered.
ISW analysts believe that Russia suddenly became interested in the exchange in order to show interest in the deal in accordance with international law.
– ISW representatives have repeatedly noted that senior Russian officials are often very interested in presenting Russia as respecting humanitarian and other legal principles< /strong>.
The timing of this POW exchange may therefore be part of a broader information activity, analysts note.
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