Post #28061

💬High Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova: At a meeting with the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, I raised the need to promptly unblock the exchange of POWs, as no such exchanges have taken place for more than four months. Mothers and wives have been waiting far too long for their loved ones. Their swift return home would be an act of humanity and compassion. I underscored that the Russian Ministry of Defence has repeatedly proposed various formats for the exchange process, yetthe Ukrainian side continues to delay taking the necessary decisions. The Ukrainian ombudsman received a list of Ukrainian servicemen currently held on the Russian territory who could be released as part of an exchange in the near future. We are awaiting proposals from the Ukrainian side. I also raised the need to repatriate wounded Russian POWs in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.