GUR’s Andrii Yusov: ‘Russia refuses to hand over many Ukrainian prisoners without any explanation. Unfortunately, we are dealing with a state that often ignores international law and the Geneva Conventions.’
by marketrent
GUR’s Andrii Yusov: ‘Russia refuses to hand over many Ukrainian prisoners without any explanation. Unfortunately, we are dealing with a state that often ignores international law and the Geneva Conventions.’
by marketrent
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Although the Geneva Conventions provide a mechanism for the return of all prisoners of war, “the only guarantees are our professional negotiating position and comprehensive work, Ukraine will not abandon anyone.”^1
>“Russia refuses to hand over many Ukrainian prisoners without any explanation.
>“[…] in different cases, Ukraine is negotiating with different entities. For example, it is no longer a secret that there were separate negotiations with the Wagner PMC on the exchange of prisoners. They were quite effective.
>“There are also some “field” stories. Of course, then someone is lucky to be held captive for a shorter period of time.
>“But there is no formula for the exchange. Unfortunately, we are dealing with a state that often ignores international law and the Geneva Conventions.”
*Note:*
>*The main part of Ukrinform’s interview with Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, is devoted to this topic [on prisoners of war].*
>*At the same time, many other topical issues were raised during the conversation: the DIU’s special operation in Crimea, implemented with the support of the Ukrainian Navy, the transfer of nuclear warheads from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus, the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, internal conflicts in Russia, the plane crash in the Tver region of the Russian Federation, which allegedly killed the leader of the Wagner PMC Yevhen Prygozhyn, as well as the intensification of Russian propaganda in Ukraine and around the world.*
^1 https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3760851-andrii-yusov-representative-of-defence-intelligence-of-ukraine.html
It’s because they have been tortured, and this will look bad on TV.