In terms of the coronavirus in the Donbass took place on “Easter exchange” of prisoners – the first time this year. He was not pretentious, but rather duty. Without a large number of photos and cameras. And changed this time, only three dozen people from both sides. And no loud names among the exchanged was not. According to some, the LC gave two citizens of the Russian Federation. Why it took this action in these terms, the expert said:
Denis Denisov, head of the Institute for peace initiatives and conflict resolution:
– the Exchange of prisoners can be carried out during a pandemic, and during a full-scale war, as it has been done, by the way. Therefore, this exchange is not anything extraordinary. But it is possible to interpret the incident, in particular, to say that freedom was allotted to very few people. However, any exchange deserves to be welcomed.
I do Not think that the coronavirus in some way influenced the negotiation process. The negotiations on this subject are ongoing, and the exchanges were perceived habitually. It is a pity that other points of the Minsk agreements there is no such progress. The Ukrainian authorities are not yet ready to discuss new areas for cultivation forces, political settlement of the conflict, and so on. While in Kiev will not solve its internal contradictions will hardly be possible to expect something more.
BUCs and the establishment of an Advisory Council. On the one hand, the Ukrainian side pretends that by signing the agreement on its establishment, was calculated not on what is written there. On the other hand, France and Germany, which shall send their representatives to the Council, yet has not publicly commented on the possibility of its creation. There is a suspicion that Paris and Berlin are opposed, because they are afraid of legitimation through the Advisory Council of the self-proclaimed DND and LNR. This is the case when we can observe the transformation of political intermediaries into something more.
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