Journalist Kirill Vyshynsky should be released immediately, given that he was arrested in Ukraine for journalistic activity in violation of all international rules; this is not “a subject for exchanges,” presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on November 2.
“We believe that Vyshinsky should be released immediately. This is not a subject for exchanges of some kind. This is an outright violation of all international rules and the principle of a free press. Essentially, he has been arrested for conducting journalistic activity,” Peskov said when asked by a Ukrainian journalist why Vyshynsky cannot be exchanged for Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko.