“The “I want to live” project published the names of 109 Belarusians who were released and brought to Ukraine on December 13.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Maria Kolesnikova and other political prisoners released from Belarus, photo: Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War Source: “I want to live”
Literally: “We publish a list of freed Belarusian citizens. They are currently safe on the territory of Ukraine.
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All of them, as free people, will be able to stay in Ukraine of their own free will, and in the shortest possible time be relocated to Poland, Lithuania or other European countries, where many have their families and relatives.”
names of Belarusians transferred to Ukraine, photo: “I want to live”Details: The project emphasized that it is not about exchanging Russians and Belarusians for prisoners of war.
“The Russian side does not comply, in particular, with the Istanbul agreements regarding the priority return of wounded and sick prisoners of war, in connection with which they continue to be in Ukraine. In addition, Russia does not show any interest in the return from captivity of foreign citizens who fought on its side and were captured,” the message says.
For reference: ““I want to live” is a project of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the purpose of which is to provide assistance to Russian military personnel for voluntary surrender. In September 2022, a hotline was launched for submitting applications from Russian military personnel and their families.
What preceded: On December 13, it became known that the USA sanctions on Belarusian potash are lifted.
After that, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, pardoned 123 political prisoners, including Viktor Babariko, who was not allowed to run for the presidential elections, and his associate Maria Kolesnikova, and Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatskyi.
114 released persons were handed over to Ukraine, among them Babariko and Kolesnikov, as well as 5 citizens of Ukraine. Another 9 people, including Bialiatskyi, were handed over to Lithuania.