China News Agency, Nur-Sultan, April 13. According to Ukrainian media reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video speech in the early morning of the 13th that he had suggested to Russia that the Ukrainian opposition leader Medvechuk should be exchanged for prisoners. .
Comprehensive news from Ukrainian News Agency and the Independent Ukrainian News Agency on the 13th, the day before, Zelensky posted a photo of Medvechuk in a military uniform and handcuffs on social media, and said that the Ukrainian National Security Service arrested the Ukrainian National Security Agency through special operations. Medvechuk was captured.
Relevant information has been confirmed by Ivan Bakanov, head of the Ukrainian State Security Service.
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In this regard, RIA Novosti quoted the Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov as saying that the authenticity of the photos and related information of Medvechuk's arrest needs further verification by the Russian side.
The "Opposition Platform-For Life" party led by Medvechuk is the second largest political party in the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament).
Zelensky said on March 20 that considering the conflict with Russia and the political ties between some Ukrainian political institutions and Russia, the Ukrainian authorities have decided to suspend the activities of 11 Ukrainian political parties with ties to Russia, including "opposition parties." Platform - For Life" Party.
According to reports from the Russian Link News and TASS, the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Committee imposed sanctions on Medvechuk in February 2021 on the grounds of being suspected of engaging in terrorist activities; in February this year, the Ukrainian authorities charged May with treason. Dvechuk launched an investigation and placed him under house arrest, before Medvechuk escaped.
Currently, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 12th that the special military operation in Ukraine will continue, and the main goal is to help the people of Donbass, not to occupy Ukraine.
Russia needs to advance its goals by reducing battle losses.
Putin also said that Ukraine is a tool for the West to achieve its own goals, and the West does not care about the interests of the Ukrainian people.
In response, according to a report by the Independent Ukrainian News Agency on the 13th, Zelensky called on the Ukrainian people to continue to resist the Russian army's attack in a video speech.
In addition, according to Ukrainian News Agency, the presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the 13th, and plan to meet with Zelensky and discuss issues such as providing assistance to the Ukrainian side.
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