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In a first, Ukrainian and Russian human rights officials met Monday during a prisoner exchange between the two sides.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, met with Tatyana Moskalkova, Russian Human Rights Commissioner, during the swap of more than 200 prisoners of war.
Moskalkova posted video of the meeting on Telegram. It is unclear where exactly the exchange took place.
In the video, Lubinets and Moskalkova approach each other on a deserted highway, shake hands, and have a brief exchange.
“Today is the day that our civilian sailors will be coming home,” Moskalkova told Lubinets. “It’s also important that we ensure that safe corridors exist for our work with the evacuated. We have a Iot of questions, but the most important is returning all their documents to them. So that’s what I am coming to you today for, and I’m here to help in the case that an evacuee or refugee needs a specific document or confirmation of their identity.”
“It’s an important humanitarian aspect in terms of social rights,” she said.
Lubinets replied that “we are exchanging lists, and I request that you will work through it and be in touch on what’s possible.”
“Most importantly, we have activated the process of exchanging civilians of our countries. I’m sure that you want this as much as we do.”
Moskalkova said that “certainly everyone is interested in this path forward.”
In a summation of the meeting posted on Telegram, Moskalkova said that she…
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Source : cnn
