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Kyiv is ready to exchange 23 Russian citizens convicted in Ukraine for 23 Ukrainians incarcerated in Russia for political reasons, Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova said at a press briefing in Moscow on June 29.

“We are ready to transfer 23 Russians incarcerated in Ukraine for plotting terror attacks and conducting espionage and combat operations in exchange for 23 Ukrainians being held in Russian prisons,” Denisova said.