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April 13, 2022

Ukraine Proposes Prisoner Swap After Capturing Pro-Russian Politician
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This comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a
prisoner swap with Russia after Ukraine's secret services detained
Viktor Medvedchuk, a prominent pro-Russia Ukrainian politician who had
escaped house arrest in February. Zelensky offered to swap Medvedchuk
for captured Ukrainian prisoners of war.


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