Zelenskyy: We are prepared to exchange Ukrainians in Mariupol for Russians under any format

Svitlana Kizilova – Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 19:41

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said that Ukraine is prepared to exchange the civilians and military personnel caught in the Russian siege of Mariupol for Russians under any format.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine

Details: President Zelenskyy made the announcement during a joint briefing with the President of the European Council in Kyiv.

According to Zelenskyy: "We are prepared for different forms of exchange of our people [in Mariupol] for Russian people, for Russian soldiers who were left behind. They left behind the dead, and they left behind the wounded.

So, for the sake of our people – both military and civilian – we are ready for an exchange to take place under any format."

Background: Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, said that US allies in NATO could be involved in an operation to safely rescue civilians from the besieged Mariupol.