The Russian and Ukrainian military are negotiating on the “large exchange” of prisoners of war, but the agreements have not yet been reached. This was reported by TASS with reference to the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova.
“Until an agreement on a large exchange has been reached,” she said.
Moskalkova recalled that she had previously published two lists – for 900 and 600 people, who “sent the Ukrainian side and are ready to give.” “And they would have expected the same number of prisoners of war [Russian] from Ukraine. The military is negotiating this,” she said.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation noted that the Ombudsmen of the two countries are trying to expand the humanitarian component of assistance to prisoners of war, including exchanges letters received from prisoners for relatives and friends. “It is very important for them, until exchanges took place, to understand that their relatives and relatives are alive, that they are necessary for the necessary assistance. And this complies with international norms and rules,” the Ombudsman said.
According to Moskalkova, an agreement was reached with the Ukrainian Ombudsman on the mutual direction of parcels to prisoners of war with warm things, letters from relatives.
Earlier, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban proposed to conduct a major exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine and declare Christmas truce.
“On the same day, the Federal Security Service of Russia transferred our proposals for the exchange of prisoners to the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow. However, judging by the reaction [of the President of Ukraine Vladimir] Zelensky on social networks, as well as his environment, the Ukrainian side rejected all Victor’s proposals Orbana “, – Peskov pointed out.