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Russia's reluctance to exchange hostages and its intention to detain Ukrainian sailors confirm the Kremlin's desire to use people to pressure the Ukrainian government
At a meeting of In Brussels on Monday, the US special envoy for negotiations on Ukraine, Kurt, said this belief. According to the correspondent of Ukrinform, Volker
"As far as I know, Ukraine is ready to participate in the process of exchange of prisoners, and President Poroshenko tries to discuss with President Pu, but we are not interested in such an exchange, "said the American diplomat.
In this regard, he recalled the detention by Russia of crew members of Ukrainian warships stranded near the Kerch Strait, as well as the Kremlin's declared intention to detain the sailors. some months.
"I think Russia wants to use them as hostages to exert political pressure on the Kiev government, and that's a shame," Volker said.
The representative of the United States pointed out that the Ukrainian side continued to seek the exchange of information. And had expressed hope that this exchange would eventually take place. Ukrainian hostages in exchange for the grace of 66 separatists and the exchange of 23 Russians serving a term of imprisonment in Ukrainian prisons and settlements against 23 Ukrainian political prisoners illegally detained in Russia.
Meanwhile, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and human rights Liudmyla Denisova pointed out that Ukrainian sailors detained prisoners of war, so their release is supposed to be "special model".
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