Erdogan called the exchanged Ukrainian prisoners of war “guests of Turkey under control”

The exchanged Ukrainian prisoners of war are “guests of Turkey” who are “under control,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

This is how Erdogan commented on the topic of the latest exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. Earlier it was reported that an exchange of prisoners with Ukraine took place, within which 55 servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Donbass and politician Viktor Medvedchuk were released. The Ukrainian side received 215 people during the exchange.

“200 people are under our control,” the Turkish leader said.

According to Erdogan, among others, the list of persons to be exchanged included the name of the person whom Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on extradition.

As reported, the Russian servicemen transferred by Ukraine returned to Russia, as did Viktor Medvedchuk. Entrepreneur Medvedchuk, who headed the Ukrainian party Opposition Platform – For Life, was considered one of the most pro-Russian figures in the politics of this country in recent years. He often acted as an intermediary between the Russian and Ukrainian sides, including on the exchange of prisoners. However, in 2021, he was charged with high treason. At the beginning of this year, allegedly after trying to escape from house arrest, Medvedchuk was arrested and placed in a pre-trial detention center.