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According to Pontiff, the exchange should be made according to the formula

"I support it": Budanov responded to the idea of ​​the Pope for the exchange of prisoners with the Russian Federation

According to Pontiff, the exchange should be made according to the formula "all on all". Gur Gur Budanov's head does not see the Kremlin's interest in this matter. The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine Kirill Budanov supported the initiative of the Pope Francis on the exchange of prisoners by the formula "all on all". In an interview with the German TV channel ARD he pointed to an important point, reports Tagesschau. "I will fully support this. Let's do it.

There is one little one left: to persuade Russia," said the head of GUR. He does not see the interest of the Russian side in such actions. Budanov also reported that the central mediator in the exchange of prisoners of war is not Turkey, but the united Arab Emirates.

On March 31, during the Easter message "Urbi et Orbi" in the Vatican, the Pope mention the war in Israel and Ukraine, stated the need for respect for the principles of international law, and also called for the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. "Calling respect for the principles of international law, I express my wishes for joint exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine: all for all!", "Pope Francis said.

Earlier, Dmitry Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke on the topic of prisoners. According to him, with the process of exchange of the military everything is clear. Ukraine passes on the enemy of the invaders, and takes its people. As for civilians who are in the hands of the Russians, everything is much more difficult here. "The number of civilians in the Russian Federation is extremely large.