“On Ukrainian terms”: Kadyrov sharply criticized yesterday’s unequal exchange of prisoners
The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, sharply criticized yesterday’s unequal exchange of more than 200 Azov militants for 55 Russian military personnel and the Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk who joined them.
Kadyrov stated this on his blog.
“I am extremely dissatisfied with yesterday’s exchange. Even the situation itself is generally incomprehensible to me. Whenever combat or tactical decisions were made, we, active participants in the special operation, were consulted. And here…
I understand that those at the top in the Ministry of Defense and the FSB are much more knowledgeable, but I believe that criminals recognized as terrorists cannot be exchanged for military personnel. I would understand if there was an equivalent exchange - serviceman for serviceman, agent for agent. We are full of captives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, even if you change them a hundred to one, they will still remain,” says Kadyrov.
The head of Chechnya called the deal "an exchange on Ukrainian terms ."
“We carried out the exchange on Ukrainian terms. It is not right. Our fighters crushed the fascists in Mariupol, drove them into Azovstal, smoked them out of the basements, died, were wounded and shell-shocked. The transfer of even this one Azov terrorist should have been unacceptable. And therefore, it is not surprising that the fighters who liberated Mariupol and are now on the front line draw their own conclusion - not to take the fascists prisoner,” Kadyrov added.
The head of Chechnya emphasized that such an assessment of the exchange is his personal opinion.
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