Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariya Zakharova accused Ukraine of obstructing the prisoner exchange. He claims that Moscow offered to deport 935 people, but Ukraine accepted only 279. Kiev has not yet commented on these accusations.
Mariya Zakharova told reporters that Russia had never refused dialogue on the prisoner exchange.
She added that claims to the contrary are simply lies fabricated to discredit Russia.
So far, Kiev has not commented on these accusations.
War in Ukraine. Regular exchange of prisoners
Russia and Ukraine regularly exchange prisoners. There have been approximately 60 such deportations since the war began, during which approximately 3,800 people have returned home. Ukrainian.
See: Massive prisoner exchange in Ukraine. Mariupol defender returns home
As part of the settlement, 95 Ukrainian soldiers defending Mariupol and Azovstal, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kiev, Chernihiv and Kherson oblasts returned home in mid-October.
A feature of this exchange was the release of many Ukrainians who had been convicted by Russian courts and were serving long prison sentences (28 people) or even life sentences (20 lawyers).
The United Arab Emirates helped organize this exchange.
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