President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russia prompt exchanging Russian prisoners of battle for youngsters kidnapped from Ukraine, which is a violation of worldwide regulation.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout a joint press convention in Vienna with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen

Quote: "The Russians proposed that we give them troopers they usually give us kids. That is past comprehension and past worldwide regulation. Properly, that’s typical of them. And that’s why the kids should be introduced again, and right here, most likely, the artwork of diplomacy is required."

Particulars: Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is involving numerous international locations and proactive individuals within the strategy of bringing again the kids.

"And that’s the reason we’re involving so many international locations, so many proactive individuals, who, little by little, every doing as a lot as they’ll, will be certain that the hundreds of kids stolen by Russia come house," he added.

Background:

• A journalist from The Economist reported that in the course of the Istanbul negotiations, Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, was dismissive of Ukraine’s demand that the kids who’ve been deported to Russia be returned. Medinsky reportedly described the handover of the checklist of kids as "a present for bleeding-heart European previous girls with no kids of their very own".
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that in the course of the talks in Istanbul on 2 June, the Russian delegation successfully acknowledged that Russia has kidnapped Ukrainian kids, however refused to debate the precise quantity.

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