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Prystaiko says prisoner exchange with Russia reaches decisive stage

Published Oct. 12, 2019 at 2:51 pm

Vyacheslav Zinchenko, a crew member of Ukrainian naval group, which was seized by Russia's FSB security service in 2018, is greeted by his relatives upon arrival in Kyiv after Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, at Boryspil International Airport, outside Kyiv, on Sept. 7, 2019.

Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

The exchange of captives with Russia will involve three groups, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said.

“This process is at the decisive stage, but I will not tell you the number of people or the date. This exchange is much more complicated. It consists of several groups, approximately three groups of people whom we want to exchange,” Prystaiko told Radio Liberty.