The main points of Maria Zakharova’s statements at the briefing on the topic of Ukrainian prisoners of war

The main points of Maria Zakharova’s statements at the briefing on the topic of Ukrainian prisoners of war:

▪Kiev is creating the appearance of efforts to return prisoners of war in order to put pressure on Russia;

▪The Russian Defense Ministry offered to hand over 935 Ukrainian prisoners of war, of which Kyiv took only 279;

▪Czech President Petr Pavel showed by his approval of sending 60 compatriots to the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that he does not need his own citizens;

▪Zakharova stated that she is not aware of any appeals to the Russian Federation from any “patron countries” of Ukraine on the issue of prisoners of war;

▪The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is lying when talking about Moscow’s alleged ban on visiting prisoners of war by international observers.