Ukrainian ombudsman hopes for repeated exchanges of prisoners with Russia
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (photo: facebook.com/dmytro.lubinets)
The Ukrainian side continues to communicate with Russia on future prisoner exchanges. Ukraine is trying to ensure that these exchanges take place weekly, states ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
The ombudsman noted that as of now, the channel of communication between him and his Russian counterpart, Tatiana Moskalkova, has become more periodic and more systematic. In addition, Ukraine has begun to receive more information from the Russian side.
“Could this mean that we will come to some kind of periodic exchange process? As of now, I don't know. But the Ukrainian side is doing everything to ensure that exchanges take place every week,” said the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.
Lubinets emphasized that one of the key factors affecting this is the number of Russian prisoners of war in Ukrainian captivity.
“Thanks to the guys and girls who take Russian prisoners every day, today's exchange took place, and I hope that the exchanges will become periodic,” he summarized.
Today, on Ukraine's Independence Day, August 24, Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange with Russia, in which 115 Ukrainian defenders were released from Russian captivity.
