Estonian diplomats called the Ukrainians and Russians “criminals” whom Moscow traded with Kyiv
Estonian diplomats called “criminals” citizens of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, released and sent to Russia as part of the exchange procedure between the countries that ended today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
This is stated in a statement by the Estonian Embassy in Ukraine, published on Twitter.
“A great success for Ukraine: getting rid of criminals in exchange for outstanding citizens!” the statement says.
Great deal by Ukraine: getting rid of criminals in exchange for outstanding citizens! #freesentsov https://t.co/W3SWeCOz6t
— Estonia in Ukraine (@EE_Ukraine) 7 September 2019 of
The head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry, Urmas Reinsalu, also spoke about the exchange.
“I am glad that Russia has finally released the illegally imprisoned Ukrainian sailors and political prisoners. The fact remains that they should not have been withheld in the first place,” he stressed.
Let us remind you that today at the Boryspil airport, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky met 35 Ukrainians held in the Russian Federation as part of the exchange of detainees. In turn, 35 citizens of Ukraine and the Russian Federation flew to Moscow. Among them are the editor-in-chief of RIA Novosti-Ukraine Kirill Vyshinsky, anti-Maidan activists Mefedov and Dolzhenkov and the Donetsk militia Tsemakh.
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