Lubinets: Ukraine will propose that Russia, with the mediation of its partners, agree to the principle of fair exchange
Kyiv • UNN
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that Ukraine would offer Russia the principle of "early to be captured, early to be released." Priority categories for the exchange were also identified: seriously wounded, women, and others.
Ukraine will propose that the Russian side, with the mediation of Ukrainian international partners, agree to apply the principle of justice in the exchange of prisoners. That is, whoever was taken prisoner earlier gets out earlier. This was stated by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets during a telethon, a correspondent of UNN reports.
Principles of exchanges. Based on the Geneva Convention, we have two priority categories that we must deal with in the first place. These are severely wounded prisoners of war and seriously ill and seriously injured civilians. We will try to make sure that this is a separate priority category that needs to be returned as quickly as possible
According to him, the second category is women.
Unfortunately, a large number of our heroines remain in Russian captivity. The third category is all the rest, but we will propose that the Russian side, through the mediation of our international partners, agree to use the principle of justice. This means that whoever was captured earlier, whoever stays in captivity longer, is released earlier
The Ombudsman noted that Ukraine now has a good situation that can be used not only to negotiate and return someone, but to fix the principles of the exchange.
I would like to see and have discussed the establishment of mixed medical commissions on the territory of the Russian Federation - this is the first stage in the return of the seriously wounded and seriously ill. Perhaps during this period, our international partners, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross, will finally force the Russians to allow ICRC representatives to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian hostages
