“Ukraine insists on Red Cross access to prisoners The first quadrilateral meeting was held with the participation of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and ICRC representatives regarding access to prisoners of war. The parties discussed the exchange of information, the transfer of letters and the creation of medical commissions.”, — write on: unn.ua
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets spoke about the results of the four-way meeting, he reports UNN.
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Such a meeting was held for the first time precisely at the initiative of the Ukrainian side
The following were also present at the meeting: Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tetyana Moskalkova, head of the ICRC delegation in Ukraine Yurg Eglin, as well as representative of the ICRC in Russia and Belarus Boris Michel.
The parties reported on the delivery of packages and letters to prisoners of war. It was agreed that this humanitarian mission will continue in 2025.
However, Ukraine once again emphasized that it is necessary to ensure full access of representatives of the Red Cross to all places of detention of prisoners. This will allow the organization to fulfill its mandate under the Geneva Conventions.
Another important issue is the return of seriously wounded and seriously ill prisoners of war. The Ukrainian side once again called on Russia to create mixed medical commissions for their verification and priority repatriation. In addition, the subject of the return of civilians illegally held in places of detention was raised at the talks.
The parties also agreed to continue the mutual exchange of information regarding the search for missing prisoners of war. Ukraine insists on the implementation of international humanitarian law and calls on the ICRC to more actively use its powers to help prisoners.
We will remind
The UN equates the scale of violations against prisoners, which is unacceptable. In addition, it turns out that Ukraine provides access to international organizations, and Russia simply does not allow it.