There was a pause in PoW swaps, but never in swap negotiations – Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on 3 January that Ukraine will continue working to bring all Ukrainians back from Russian captivity.

Source: Office of the President of Ukraine

Quote: "We remember all the Ukrainians held in Russian captivity. There was a long pause in the exchanges, but there was no pause in the negotiations regarding the exchanges. We seize every opportunity, try all mediation options. At every international meeting that can help the cause, we raise the issue of bringing our captives back. And we will keep on working to bring our people back… All of them."

Details: Zelenskyy added that some of the Ukrainians freed today had not been known to be in captivity. They had been considered missing.

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