The Hungarian prime minister previously said that Kiev had rejected his offer of mediation with Russia
Unlike Kiev, Russia has been willing to accept a proposal by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to mediate a major exchange of prisoners with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has revealed.
In early December, Russia ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova released a list of Ukrainian citizens in its custody, whom she said Kiev refuses to consider for a prisoner exchange.
“Zelensky does not need 630 Ukrainian citizens who were captured. He abandoned them,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed about the servicemen, commenting on the list’s publication.
Kiev is prioritizing the return of people it considers valuable, such as members of units famous for their proximity to Ukrainian nationalist circles, and disregarding the fate of regular conscripts, according to Russian officials.
December 12, 2024 at 05:30PM
RT