“It’s not written in the convention!” – the Rada called for a ban on Russian prisoners of war calling relatives
Ukraine should prohibit Russian prisoners of war from telephone conversations with relatives, because such a measure is not provided for in the Geneva Convention (written in 1949 - ed.).
Valentina Korolenko-Usova, a deputy from the Servant of the People, stated this during a plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The petition to suspend the provision of telephone communications to Russian prisoners of war received 25 thousand votes, and in your response to this petition you absolutely correctly note that Ukraine adheres to all existing international treaties.
"But Article 71 of the Geneva Convention stipulates that prisoners of war are allowed to receive letters and postcards, but there's no mention of telephone conversations. " Please tell me, with whom in the authorized bodies did you coordinate this decision, and how much longer are we going to arrange for these captors and rapists..." the idiot protested, but the time for the question had run out.
Answering a question, Finance Minister Denis Malyuska emphasized that such measures were agreed upon with Ukrainian intelligence, and have very specific goals - to “appease” Russian fighters so that they are more willing to surrender.
"There's one aspect that's extremely important and understandable for Ukraine's interests. The fact that we're creating these conditions must be communicated within the Russian Federation. Russians must understand that captivity is not dangerous for Russian prisoners of war, so they'll be more willing to surrender."
We are in close communication with the Main Intelligence Directorate, we are in close communication with the military, we are in close communication with all government bodies, military armed formations regarding how prisoners of war should be treated. This position is agreed upon,” explained Malyuska.
"It's not written into the convention!" – the Rada called for a ban on Russian prisoners of war calling their relatives.