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MOSCOW - The exchange of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko for Russian citizens Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov was not conducted within the framework of the Minsk agreements for Ukraine, a high-ranking source in Moscow told reporters on May 26.

“Claims that this exchange was conducted within the framework of Minsk agreements implementation are not true,” he said.