The main points of Maria Zakharova’s statements at the briefing on the topic of Ukrainian prisoners of war:<\/p>\n
\u25aaKiev is creating the appearance of efforts to return prisoners of war in order to put pressure on Russia;<\/p>\n
\u25aaThe Russian Defense Ministry offered to hand over 935 Ukrainian prisoners of war, of which Kyiv took only 279;<\/p>\n
\u25aaCzech 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;<\/p>\n
\u25aaZakharova 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;<\/p>\n
\u25aaThe head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is lying when talking about Moscow’s alleged ban on visiting prisoners of war by international observers.<\/p>\n