The much-anticipated main prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine is not going to occur on Friday, regardless of earlier stories, Kiev mentioned. This follows the thrill aircraft with individuals slated for change took off from Moscow.
“We are able to’t title [the exact] date [of the exchange] however I can say that it gained’t occur right this moment,” the spokesperson for the Safety Service of Ukraine, Elena Hitlyanskaya, mentioned. Earlier stories mentioned aircraft, carrying numerous Ukrainian nationals held by Russia, was as a result of land in Kiev on Friday morning. Neither Moscow, nor Kiev confirmed this. Ukrainian officers later clarified that the talks on the jail change are nonetheless ongoing.
Hitlyanskaya mentioned that the method goes “as deliberate” and there have been “no obstacles” for the swap to begin.
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The opportunity of a significant prisoner swap was one of many tales which has dominated the information on Russian-Ukrainian relations in latest months. President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, mentioned the difficulty over the cellphone in July. Final week, Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned that such an change requires “meticulous work” and can’t be rushed.
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