Zelensky said that Ukraine attracts the maximum number of partners for the exchange of prisoners/Office of the President
In the process of exchanging prisoners, Ukraine attracts the maximum number of partners. Kyiv is doing everything to release the Ukrainian military from Russian captivity as soon as possible.
States that influence Russia take part in the exchange of prisoners
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this information at a briefing with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bethel in Kyiv on June 21. This was reported by Channel 24.The Ukrainian leader assured that at the political level, our state is doing everything to release Ukrainian defenders from captivity. The International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN and even several states that have a certain influence on Russians are involved in this process.
I really want the exchange to happen. So that certain partners who have undertaken to help with the exchange really keep their word. We not only believe in this, but also work. Work is taking place at the GUR site. They manage this process,” Zelensky said.
He noted that he did not have information about the conditions of detention of Ukrainian prisoners and the assistance provided to them. After all, many data simply cannot be advertised. According to the head of state, only intelligence knows the details, because right now they are dealing with the exchange of prisoners.
Latest news about the exchange of prisoners
- On June 21, the Ministry for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories reported that Ukraine had returned the bodies of another 35 defenders. Now they can be buried in their native land with full honors.
- According to the head of the department, Iryna Vereshchuk, as of June 20, more than 1,500 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian captivity. They cannot be exchanged, because, according to international law, civilians cannot be prisoners.
- On June 17, Zelensky announced the good news – paramedic Yulia Paevskaya, with the call sign Taira, was released from Russian captivity. The President did not say exactly when the volunteer was rescued, but assured that she was in a safe place.
Pay attention! Maintenance of one Russian captive occupier costs Ukraine 3,000 hryvnia per month . This money is taken from the state budget reserve fund. The Ministry of Justice assured that the Russians are not idle, but benefit the Ukrainian society – they are engaged in woodworking.
