MOSCOW, January 31 Moscow is grateful to the UAE for mediation efforts in coordinating and carrying out the exchange of 195 Russian soldiers and officers with Kiev, stated the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
Earlier, the Russian military department announced the exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine — 195 soldiers returned to Russia, to the territory controlled by Kiev — 195 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“We are grateful to the United Arab Emirates for the mediation efforts in coordinating and carrying out the exchange,” says Zakharova’s commentary on the website of the Russian diplomatic department.