Russia and Ukraine exchanged on Thursday after 84 prisoners of warinformed Sky News, to which TASR refers. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenable, Ukraine’s civilians returned to Ukraine also returned to Ukraine since 2014, 2016 and 2017. Among the released are also in Ukraine respected defenders of the port city Mariupol, which is currently occupied by Russia.
- Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners of war.
- Civilists detained since 2014 returned to Ukraine.
- Relaxed need medical assistance and rehabilitation.
- The exchange of prisoners is the result of bilateral negotiations of the parties.
Zelenskyj added that almost everyone released need medical care and rehabilitation. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, this exchange took place with the participation of the United Arab Emirates as an intermediary. Relaxed Russian soldiers are currently in Belarus where they provide them with “psychological and medical assistance”the Ministry added.
Russia and Ukraine have already exchanged hundreds of prisoners. This is the only particular outcome of their bilateral negotiations. According to many critics, Russian President Vladimir Putin uses the exchange of prisoners as a tool to persuade US President Donald Trump about the seriousness of his intention to end the war against Ukraine. At the same time, the Russian army continues to gradually acquire new territories in Ukraine, which occurred in February 2022.
