The corresponding statement was published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

It is emphasized that the exchange became possible due to the implementation of the agreements reached personally by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky.

“Unlike its predecessors, the new Zelensky administration demonstrated a sound approach and willingness to compromise,” the department said.

The Foreign Ministry also expressed hope that “this step will create a positive background for substantive work within the framework of the Minsk Contact Group and the“ Norman Format ”.

Earlier, the special board of the Rossiya detachment, which flew out of Kiev as part of the exchange of retained persons between Ukraine and Russia, landed in Moscow.

Also, a special board with returning citizens of Ukraine landed at the Boryspil airport.

The Kremlin called the exchange held