Medinsky says he found namesake among Ukrainian POWs to be swapped

Society & Culture August 06, 21:30

The presidential aide and head of the Russian delegation in talks with Ukraine presumed that Oleg Medinsky might be his distant relative

MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. Vladimir Medinsky, presidential aide and head of the Russian delegation in talks with Ukraine, said that he had found a namesake on the list of Ukrainian servicemen to be swapped, emphasizing that this confirms the unity of the Russian and Ukrainian peoples.

"I saw on the list: Oleg Medinsky, born October 9, 1984, in the Kherson Region; rifleman," he wrote on his Telegram channel. "A namesake. Or maybe a distant relative of mine," the aide pointed out.

"Once again, it is confirmed: we are one people," Medinsky added.

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