Zelenskyy: Russia enjoying soiled recreation in prisoner alternate, undermining negotiation efforts

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged that Russia is trying to play a grimy political and knowledge recreation surrounding the alternate of prisoners and the return of fallen troopers’ our bodies, which undermines the efforts of the US and the worldwide group to facilitate negotiations.

Supply: Zelenskyy in a night tackle

Quote: "Right now and yesterday, I spoke with Defence Minister [Rustem] Umierov, Head of Defence Intelligence [Kyrylo] Budanov and Safety Service Head [Vasyl] Maliuk.

Ukraine is constant to do every part doable to make sure the discharge of our prisoners and the return of our fallen Ukrainian troopers. The Russians have but to supply an entire listing of greater than 1,000 folks, which we agreed upon in Istanbul. Of their normal vogue, the Russian aspect is attempting to show even these issues into a grimy political and knowledge recreation."

Particulars: Zelenskyy emphasised that Ukraine believes it will likely be doable to proceed the alternate monitor and is doing every part obligatory to attain this.

Quote: "And if the Russians fail to uphold agreements even in such humanitarian issues, it casts critical doubt on all worldwide efforts, notably the efforts of the US, to pursue negotiations and diplomacy."

Background:

• On 7 June, Russia claimed {that a} prisoner alternate had been disrupted on account of Ukraine. Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Therapy of POWs refuted this declare.
• Later, the Russians launched footage displaying refrigerated lorries and claimed they’d delivered the primary batch of fallen Ukrainians’ our bodies for alternate. Andrii Yusov, Deputy Head of the Coordination Headquarters, advised Ukrainska Pravda that the footage was filmed in Russia, not at or close to the designated alternate website.
• On 8 June, Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), acknowledged that repatriation of the our bodies of fallen Ukrainian troopers, agreed upon throughout negotiations in Istanbul, is scheduled for subsequent week.

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