Prystaiko meets with former political prisoners of Kremlin
"Was delighted to shake hands to our friends who were freed from Russian jails. Outstanding feelings. Thank you that after return you started your own struggle to free all our compatriots from Russia! We will keep fighting together!" the minister wrote on his Twitter account on November 12.
Потиснув руку нашим хлопцям, які витримали російські тюрми та вийшли на волю. Надзвичайні відчуття. Дякую, що після звільнення ви взялись за нашу спільну боротьбу – заради тих, хто ще досі лишився в застінках РФ! Працюємо над свободою для наших разом! pic.twitter.com/KI4BGtQG2s
— Vadym Prystaiko (@VPrystaiko) 12 ноября 2019 г.
The meeting was attended by former prisoners Oleg Sentsov, Roman Sushchenko, Volodymyr Balukh, Edem Bekirov, Yevhen Panov, Mykola Karpiuk and Pavlo Hryb.
On September 7, 2019, the prisoner swap took place between Ukraine and Russia in 35-for-35 format. Eleven illegally convicted Ukrainians returned to their homeland, as well as 24 sailors who were captured by Russia in the Kerch Strait area in November 2018.
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