
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to answer whether negotiations are underway on the exchange of military personnel taken to Ukraine. It is reported by Interfax .
“Everything that should be done is done,” Peskov said.
The presidential spokesman also said that the Russian side was not worried about the fact that the military allegedly deserted. “They are citizens of the Russian Federation. In this case, the main thing is, ”he explained.
On the evening of November 21, the Ministry of Defense said that the security officers of the Ukrainian Security Service illegally detained and took out two Russian troops from Crimea. The Ministry of Defense believed that criminal cases would be fabricated against them.
The SBU information about the detention was confirmed and specified that the Russian military deserted and were detained after crossing the border of Ukraine. It is clarified that both detainees were previously Ukrainian military.