Russia tried to block the conference on the peace formula in Montreal

Russia tried to block the international conference in Montreal, which took place on October 30-31. It was dedicated to the implementation of the fourth point of the Ukrainian peace formula, “Release of prisoners and deportees.”

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga during a press conference following the conference in Montreal.

According to him, the conference has become truly global - from the list of participants representing all continents to the issues and decisions discussed.

The participants discussed in detail the context and key issues of the return of Ukrainian children, prisoners of war and civilians, the minister informed.

“I am pleased that we have agreed with a number of partners on how to speed up this process,” Sibiga said.

He noted that Russia tried to block the event and “acted destructively in a number of capitals.”

“Russia sees this topic as a great danger to itself because of its impunity, and this fear is based on tragic figures and facts behind which are thousands of Ukrainian lives,” the Foreign Minister emphasized.

Sibiga also said that Ukraine has already released more than 3,000 people from Russian captivity as a result of 58 exchanges. At the same time, 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war were subjected to brutal torture.

The minister added that about a thousand journalists, priests and seriously wounded people are in Russian captivity.

In his opinion, it is necessary to develop “a mechanism to correct the current international system, to make this system work properly, in accordance with the challenges of this war.”

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 01/11/2024