Ukrainians considered dead turned out to be alive – Ukraine’s Human Rights Ombudsman after talks with his Russian counterpart
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Human Rights Ombudsman, held the third round of talks with Tatyana Moskalkova, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation. During the talks, the Russian side, in particular, denied the deaths of 23 Ukrainians who were considered dead.
Source: Lubinets on Telegram
Quote: "The third round of negotiations with Tatyana Moskalkova, Human Rights Ombudsman of the Russian Federation, has taken place! We discussed a wide range of issues related, first of all, to the protection of civilians.
There are already cases where our citizens and heroes, who were considered dead, were verified alive by the Russian side, in particular, 23 of our guys. This is a huge positive development."
Details: Dmytro Lubinets has stressed that the Russian side probably came with proposals for the first time. As Lubinets states, there is no "breakthrough", but at least technical work (exchanging lists, providing information) has begun.
Background:
- On 2 January, Dmytro Lubinets reported that he planned to meet Moskalkova to discuss the release of prisoners, including civilians.
- On 7 January, Dmytro Lubinets added that he planned to meet with Tatyana Moskalkova, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation, in Turkey in a few days.
- On 10 January, it became known that Lubinets' meeting with Moskalkova on the release of prisoners will be held in Ankara in an expanded format with the participation of the Turkish side.
- On 11 January, Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Human Rights Ombudsman, held talks with Tatyana Moskalkova.
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