by RT News Staff at RT
The severely wounded and sick will be exchanged on an ‘all for all’ basis, Vladimir Medinsky has said
Russia and Ukraine have agreed on their largest prisoner exchange to date, Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Moscow’s delegation, said on Monday following the second round of talks in Istanbul.
Speaking to reporters following the negotiations, Medinsky said all POWs under 25 will be exchanged.
“The overall cap for the exchange will be at least 1,000 people from each side. Possibly more,” he said, adding that the figures are being finalized.
According to Medinsky, Russia will unilaterally hand over the bodies of 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Kiev next week for proper burial.
Regarding the memorandum,…
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