“Zelenskyi said in Turkey: Ukraine is working on resuming prisoner exchanges, Turkey is contributing to this process.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Zelensky’s statement during his visit to Turkey
Direct speech: “We are trying very hard to restore exchanges. Prisoner exchanges to bring home Ukrainian military and civilians held by Russia. Including Crimean Tatar political and religious prisoners. Of course, we are working to return our Ukrainian children. We have platforms for this…
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We hope to resume exchanges and return a significant number of prisoners by the end of the year. Turkey helps us a lot in this.”
Details: Zelensky also said that he and Turkish President Recep Erdogan talked about the situation in diplomacy. “Now many processes have intensified. We are trying to make sure that all activity is aimed at peace, at a dignified peace, at guaranteed security. The war must end. There is no alternative to peace. Russia must realize that there should be no reward for war, for murders,” Zelenskyy said.
Prehistory:
- On November 15, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umyerov, announced the decision of the parties to activate the Istanbul Agreements, under which 1,200 Ukrainians were released from Russian captivity.
- Agency Reuters with reference to sources wrote that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi will meet with the special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff during his visit to Turkey on November 19.