Lutsenko: there are options to exchange two Russians charged in May 2 Odesa events case if political will showed

14:10, 11.06.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has said that there are options to exchange two citizens of Russia Yevgeny Mefedov and Maxim Sakaukov who are suspected in the May 2 Odesa events case to two citizens of Ukraine Yuriy Soloshenko and Hennadiy Afanasyev, who were convicted in Russia.

"I would like not to comment on the issues linked to the possible swap of our prisoners of war or hostages who are staying in the hands of terrorists and their masterminds in the Kremlin… When the fates of our prisoners are at stake, I would like not to violate agreements by any word. There are different ways, including at the pretrial investigation, court hearing and conviction stages. We can resolve the issues if there are political agreements," Lutsenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Saturday.

He added that he is not a participant of these agreements.