“The US State Department recommends that American citizens do not travel to Ukraine... Those who are involved in the fighting are at serious risk.

The United States cannot guarantee their safety, ”TASS quoted her as saying.

Jean-Pierre also welcomed the agreement on the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, which included the return of two US citizens who were captured while fighting on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of the exchange of prisoners with Ukraine, 55 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Russia, the DPR and the LPR were released.

The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, previously announced the release of opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk from Ukrainian captivity.