Representatives of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk have announced their readiness to hand over 23 Russians in exchange for Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russian prisons, First Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ukraine’s representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group Iryna Gerashchenko has said.
“During the meeting of the humanitarian subgroup in Minsk and the TCG, the Ukrainian side expressed its willingness to transfer 23 Russians who are held in Ukrainian prisons for crimes against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and for war-related crimes in exchange for Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russian prisons. I’ll say this: we expect the reaction and response of the Russian side to these initiatives,” she wrote on her Facebook page on April 4.
