Zelensky says Ukraine ready to swap Vyshinsky for Sentsov
Ukrinform
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine is ready to exchange RIA Novosti Ukraine chief Kirill Vyshinsky for Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, illegally detained in Russia, but this exchange must be done simultaneously.
He said at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
"If we are talking about goodwill, and we really want this to happen soon, we are ready to exchange Vyshinsky for Sentsov, as an example. We are ready to exchange him for Sentsov, but this is not a bargaining chip. We would like to get all our political prisoners and military," Zelensky said, adding that Vyshinsky's swap for Sentsov must be done simultaneously.
At the same time, he said that the exchange of Ukrainian prisoner of war sailors was not being discussed.
"The sailors must be returned to us!" Zelensky said.
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