Zelenskyy offered the Russian Federation to exchange Medvedchuk for captured Ukrainians
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered the Russian Federation to exchange Medvedchuk for captured Ukrainians.
He stated this during a night address.
– It is very symbolic that Mr. Medvedchuk was detained on Cosmonautics Day. He has been hiding for 48 days. And finally decided to try to escape from our country. Well, for this “astronaut” – in the bad sense of the word – the famous “Let’s go!” did not work, – said the President.
Zelenskyy considers the use of military camouflage to be especially cynical on his part. Medvedchuk tried to disguise himself like that. If he chose a military uniform for himself, he falls under the rules of wartime.
– I offer the Russian Federation to exchange this guy of yours for our boys and our girls who are now in Russian captivity. It is therefore important that our law enforcement officials and military also consider this possibility, – said Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy also spoke about the chemical attack on Mariupol.
– We take with great attention yesterday’s reports on the use of a projectile with a poisonous substance in Mariupol against the defenders of the city. It is not yet possible to draw one hundred percent conclusions about what kind of substance it was, – he added.
The head of state stressed that it is impossible to conduct a full investigation and full analysis in the besieged city. However, given the repeated threats of Russian propagandists to use chemical weapons against the defenders of Mariupol and the repeated use by the Russian army of phosphorus munitions in Ukraine for example, the world must respond now.
In addition, Zelenskyy awarded 419 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with state awards. 72 of them posthumously.
