Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to exchange the pro-Russian MP and businessman Viktor Medvedchuk, who was arrested by the Ukrainian secret service, for Ukrainian prisoners of war. According to Zelenskyy, it is important “for our security forces and military to consider such a possibility.” “I propose to the Russian Federation to exchange their boys for our boys and girls in Russian captivity,” Zelenskyy said.
Medvedchuk is considered a close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin and went into hiding shortly after the war began. He is accused of high treason and embezzlement in Kyiv.
Medvedev responded with harsh insults
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reacted furiously to Medvedchuk’s arrest. “Some freaks calling themselves the ‘Ukrainian government’ say they want to beat a confession out of Viktor Medvedchuk, sentence him ‘quickly and fairly’ and then exchange them for prisoners,” Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel.
The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, accused Kyiv of using torture methods – without providing any evidence.
Source: Nachrichten
