Last Tuesday, after negotiation hours, Washington and kyiv signed an agreement in Saudi Arabia for a high immediate fire of 30 days, which Russia now must accept. After making this announcement, Zelenski expects Ukrainian and prisoners who are inmate in Russian territory return as soon as possible to their country, which would symbolize the improvement of diplomacy between both nations.
“It could become a key step to generate confidence in diplomatic efforts,” said the Ukrainian president in his ‘X’ account (formerly known as Twitter).
Since the beginning of the Russian large -scale invasion of Ukraine, the country led by Zelenski has accused Putin on more than one occasion to kidnap thousands of Ukrainian children and take them to Russia, something that the Russian president defined as an “evacuation.” In fact, due to these accusations, the International Criminal Court (ICC) An arrest warrant against the Russian president issued two years agoVladimir Putin.
It should be noted that since the beginning of the conflict both countries have made several exchanges of prisoners, such as the one that occurred in December (where 300 inmates were released) or that of last February (where 150 people were released). In addition to this point, the principle of agreement for the high fire includes the cessation of hostilities or the designation of negotiation equipment that seek long -term peace.