Moscow will consider exchanging prisoners from Ukraine's Azov battalion for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian businessman close to President Vladimir Putin, a Russian negotiator said today.

"We are going to study the possibility," said Leonid Slutsky, a senior member of Russia's negotiating team on Ukraine, speaking from the separatist city of Donetsk in southeastern Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Mr Medvedchuk, 67, is a politician and one of Ukraine's richest people and is known for his close ties to Mr Putin. He is also a politician.

He escaped from house arrest after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February but was re-arrested in mid-April.



Yesterday, the Russian army announced that the last defenders of the strategic port city of Mariupol, in southeastern Ukraine, had surrendered after holding out at the Azovstal steelworks for weeks.

Among the Ukrainian fighters who gave themselves up to the Russian troops were members of the Azov regiment, a former paramilitary unit which has integrated into the Ukrainian armed forces.

Russia describes the unit, which has previous links to far-right groups, as a neo-Nazi organisation.

On 26 May, the Russian Supreme Court is scheduled to consider a request to classify the Azov regiment as a "terrorist organisation," which could complicate an exchange of these prisoners.

Denis Pushilin, leader of the Donetsk separatists, said today that the Ukrainian soldiers who defended the Azovstal plant should be put on trial.

"I believe that a legal case is inevitable: justice must prevail," said Mr Pushilin, quoted by Ria Novosti at the same news conference at which Mr Slutsky spoke.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0521/1300305-mariupol-war/

Mynd44 Lalasticlala Seun

more like what we see in James bond 007 movies

Good for them

Jokes in a cartoon Tomorrow you will hear of another mass surrender in the steelworks.I'm forced to believe that the Russian forces are the ones surrendering to the Ukrainian army defending the steelplant while Russian media keeps propagetting false information

From Igbofam, lmao, Fake news, matcheew

Elvictor:
From Igbofam, lmao, Fake news, matcheew

For you Dunderhead

Why not call the Russian Negotiator a fake news merchant na

Elvictor:


This slowpoke, there is no negotiation anyway, remember your lord Zalenski said he isn't open to negotiation

Until the deal materialize, shove your screenshots into your deep burnt asshole [right][/right]

I guess the other prisoner exchanges happened inside your deep burnt asshole

The negotiation Zelensky talked about is for CEASEFIRE you M0r0n and not for Prisoner exchanges you Mega M0r0n

Yes, they will swap 2500 POW for a Ukrainian politician

I don't bother reading your no.nsense, the heading is enough to show you're a de.men.ted fellow

Igbofam You have fermented palmwine in your head in place of brain cells

Continue dreaming

I fear that they won't because Azov is the reason why they couldn't take the Donbas region since 2015. They are the "nazis" that Putin hates.

Seun:
I fear that they won't because Azov is the reason why they couldn't take the Donbas region since 2015. They are the "nazis" that Putin hates.

Weird to see you actually speak objectively cos I know you're anti Russian

Svlla:


Yes, they will swap 2500 POW for a Ukrainian politician

I don't bother reading your no.nsense, the heading is enough to show you're a de.men.ted fellow

Igbofam You have fermented palmwine in your head in place of brain cells

Continue dreaming

Lmao your brain is clearly shrinking.

Who said all would be exchanged. The main thing here is that there would be negotiations for an exchange same way they have negotiated prisoner exchanges throughout.

E be like say the after effects of your early morning weed has kicked in

Seun:
I fear that they won't because Azov is the reason why they couldn't take the Donbas region since 2015. They are the "nazis" that Putin hates.

Well the Russian high ranking negotiator says it's a possibility they are willing to consider.

Perhaps for a few but not all (my opinion).

In war Prisoner exchanges are common place. So if there is anything of high value to the Russians they would be offered that. Someone like Medvedchuk who is the Godfather to one of Putin's kids and super close to him is a high value prisoner

Igbofam:


Lmao your brain is clearly shrinking.

Who said all would be exchanged. The main thing here is that there would be negotiations for an exchange same way they have negotiated prisoner exchanges throughout.

E be like say the after effects of your early morning weed has kicked in

Early morning weed? coming from someone who works on igbofarm

Svlla:


Early morning weed? coming from someone who works on igbofarm

Exactly you couldn't even tell the difference between Fam and Farm due to the after effects of the weed you took so early

Igbofam:


Well the Russian high ranking negotiator says it's a possibility they are willing to consider.

Perhaps for a few but not all (my opinion).

In war Prisoner exchanges are common place. So if there is anything of high value to the Russians they would be offered that. Someone like Medvedchuk who is the Godfather to one of Putin's kids and super close to him is a high value prisoner

Stop talking nonsense

Prisoner exchanges can work for Ukrainian marines captured at azovstal not Azov Nazis

Those Azov nazis will be tried and jailed. Assuming they escape the death sentence in DPR

They will be shipped off like unwanted cargo to Siberia where they will work their as.ses out breaking ice

I hear there is a new Russian city being planned in the far east and they need semi-humans like Bandera Azov pigs to break the ice there

From a military point of view it makes no sense. If u exchange azov Nazis for one politician they will go back to fighting. Putin can't make such mistake. Rather exchange the caputured us admiral and Canadian General for the politician. Like for like

Svlla:


Stop talking nonsense

Prisoner exchanges can work for Ukrainian marines captured at azovstal not Azov Nazis

Those Azov nazis will be tried and jailed. Assuming they escape the death sentence in DPR

They will be shipped off like unwanted cargo to Siberia where they will work their as.ses out breaking ice

I hear there is a new Russian city being planned in the far east and they need semi-humans like Bandera Azov pigs to break the ice there

Coming from someone whose brain is always set on "stupid"

I guess the high ranking Russian negotiator had a private meeting with you about this right?

Your idiocy keeps on escalating as you mouth off assumptions with so much stupid authority

History555:
From a military point of view it makes no sense. If u exchange azov Nazis for one politician they will go back to fighting. Putin can't make such mistake. Rather exchange the caputured us admiral and Canadian General for the politician. Like for like

Negotiations would handle all of that as it always has.

The Medvedchuk guy is not just a politician by the way. He was to be Putin's replacement for Zelensky if Putin had taken Kyiv as he earlier planned.

He is worth a lot

Igbofam:


Coming from someone whose brain is always set on "stupid"

I guess the high ranking Russian negotiator had a private meeting with you about this right?

Your idiocy keeps on escalating as you mouth off assumptions with so much stupid authority

Seeing that you're the one who opened a thread about Prisoner exchanges with medvedchuk.

You must have had that meeting with Zelensky during one of your igbo sessions

Stop crying now mahn! You're relapsing

Go take some igbo and be alright

Igbofam:


Negotiations would handle all of that as it always has.

The Medvedchuk guy is not just a politician by the way. He was to be Putin's replacement for Zelensky if Putin had taken Kyiv as he earlier planned.

He is worth a lot

Well zelensky isn't going anywhere anytime soon. So politician worth has fallen. Even u will not agree to exchange fighters who will likely go back to fighting for one old worthless politician

History555:
From a military point of view it makes no sense. If u exchange azov Nazis for one politician they will go back to fighting. Putin can't make such mistake. Rather exchange the caputured us admiral and Canadian General for the politician. Like for like

You're absolutely correct.

Those Azov are hard-core fighters and ultra nationalist. If there will be an exchange for them(which i doubt) that will be later, much later towards the end of hostilities

It is the wounded and those that have lost limbs and are incapable of fighting that the Russians will be quick to exchange. Why give your enemies its fighters back after you've worked so hard to capture them, that will demoralize your troops

History555:


Well zelensky isn't going anywhere anytime soon. So politician worth has fallen. Even u will not agree to exchange fighters who will likely go back to fighting for one old worthless politician

Like i said, negotiations would handle all that. For him to even be considered as a replacement for Zelensky by Putin then his worth with Putin is way beyond now and whatever failure Russia suffered with failing in capturing Kyiv.

He is a Godfather to one of Putin's kids and apparently Putin is also a Godfather to his kids as well.

Their relationship runs deep

Svlla:


Seeing that you're the one who opened a thread about Prisoner exchanges with medvedchuk.

You must have had that meeting with Zelensky during one of your igbo sessions

Stop crying now mahn! You're relapsing

Go take some igbo and be alright

You always appear on my threads while dumping your pro Russian threads why so? Are you a fan of my work? Are you a groupie?

No dey famz me na. Is it by force for me to swallow your stupidity?

A High ranking Russian Negotiator made a comment which was carried by the news but suddenly to you it was a comment I made?

You never see how stupid a lot of your comments look do you?

Why not create your thread where you focus on bashing that high ranking Russian negotiator abi you dey fear to speak against your Lord and Master whose bunghole you so love tasting it's juices ni?

Putin bots should open a thread and bash the High ranking Russian negotiator who said this ooo.

Una dey fear?

Even Moscow Times has reported it and just in case you missed it, the name of the Russian negotiator is Leonid Slutsky

That can only happen in Jupiter

They are heroes. Very brave, and fierce. Losing them would very bad for Ukraine and the world. Sadly, I suspect that they are being tortured as we speak.

Ha, Seun! Russia has treated these fighters with utmost respect and many Russians are now complaining that they are being unfairly pampered.

Seun:
They are heroes. Very brave, and fierce. Losing them would very bad for Ukraine and the world. Sadly, they are being tortured as we speak.