Russian, Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioners to Meet in Turkey This Week

Russian and Ukrainian human rights commissioners will meet in Turkey this week, news agencies from both countries reported on Monday, with talks likely to include the possibility of a further exchange of prisoners of war.

Interfax quoted the Russian commissioner, Tatiana Moskalkova, as saying that the meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Lubinets, would take place on the sidelines of an international forum in Turkey between Thursday and Saturday.

He said the “anticipated agenda of our talks” had already been discussed, but gave no details.

Ukraine’s Ukrainform news agency quoted Lubinets as saying that the main issue was “the return of our heroes and heroines”, a reference to the exchange of prisoners.

Russia and ukraine There have been several prisoner exchanges – most recently on Sunday – during the war, which is now in its 11th month.

Lubinets is quoted as saying, “Separately, we would like to raise the issue of the return of civilian hostages whom the Russian Federation has detained in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and whom it does not allow to go home.” “

Ukraine has condemned the forced deportation of many citizens in the country’s south and east in what Russia has called an evacuation operation. Some have been taken to Russia or the Russian-occupied Crimea.

Peace talks between the two countries failed in the early months of Russia’s invasion and were not renewed.

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is open to talks, but Ukraine and its ally the United States have reacted skeptically, suggesting it is buying time to regroup after several defeats and retreats. wants to

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