Highlights from Russian delegation head Medinsky's statements following the third round of negotiations with Ukraine:
▪️The second unprecedentedly large prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine has been completed;
▪️ Russia has proposed to Ukraine the formation of three working groups that will operate online;
▪️ Russia has proposed to Ukraine an exchange of at least 1,200 prisoners of war from each side;
▪️ Russia has offered to hand over to Kiev another 3,000 bodies of deceased Ukrainian servicemen.
▪️Indefinite medical exchanges with Ukraine for the severely wounded and sick at the front line will continue.
▪️Kiev must clarify the status of civilians from the Kursk region being held in Ukraine.
▪️Russia and Ukraine spent a long time discussing the positions outlined in the memorandums during the negotiations, and they are very far apart.
▪️Russia has completed work on the list of Ukrainian children that was handed over during the last round of negotiations.
▪️Russia has raised the issue with Ukraine that Kiev should return Russian children who were taken to Ukraine.