As fierce fighting continues across Ukraine, the President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that his government will be freeing prisoners with military experience to join the battle against invading forces.
President Zelensky made this known in a video address on Monday, Naija News reports.
He revealed that inmates will be able to “compensate for their guilt in the hottest spots.”
He announced that the prisoners will serve their debt to society on the front lines of the conflict with Russia
“Under martial law, Ukrainians with real combat experience will be released from custody and will be able to compensate for their guilt in the hottest spots of the conflict. We have taken a decision which is not easy from the moral point of view, but which is useful from the point of view of our defences. The key is now defence,” Zelensky said.
Naija News earlier reported that the Ukrainian officials have arrived in Belarus for the peace talks with Russian authorities.
Recalls, Belarus authorities on Monday disclosed that the venue for the peace talks between delegates from Ukraine and Russia is set.
Belarusian foreign ministry while speaking on the venue wrote, “The venue for talks between Russia and Ukraine in Belarus has been prepared, the arrival of delegations is expected.”
The ministry in a post on social media posted a picture of a long table with Russian and Ukrainian flags. See photos here:
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