There might be good news - Budanov confirmed the possibility of a new exchange in the coming days
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine has received a new list for the exchange of prisoners of war. The process is currently being slowed down by legal obstacles from Russia, but news will be available soon.
Another large exchange may take place in the near future, during which captured Ukrainian servicemen will return home. This was stated by the head of the President's Office, Kyrylo Budanov, in a comment to journalists on the sidelines of the Kyiv Security Forum, UNN reports.
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"We have received another list now, believe me, there are no problems here, legal obstacles from Russia, it's not that they don't want to, these are just small obstacles," Budanov said.
Despite this, he urged Ukrainians "not to worry" and expressed optimism about overcoming the legal and bureaucratic difficulties that are currently slowing down the prisoner exchange.
Commenting on whether there could be good news regarding the exchange in the coming days, Budanov said: "Don't worry, everything is fine there."
It should be noted that a few days earlier, Budanov had already spoken publicly about the upcoming exchange.
"I confirm that there will be an exchange in the near future. It's just that we don't always keep up with the physical and legal procedures - both them and us," the head of the OP said on April 16.
Recall
On April 11, Ukraine managed to return 175 servicemen and 7 civilians from Russian captivity. The vast majority of them are soldiers who performed tasks in Mariupol, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kyiv, and Kursk directions. Ukrainian servicemen have been in captivity since 2022. Among them are defenders with serious injuries.