MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. Russia’s human rights ombudsman, Tatyana Moskalkova, called on Ukraine to resume a constructive dialogue on the exchange of prisoners, as the exchange process is going extremely hard due to politicization on the Ukrainian side.

“In the context of the politicization of this issue by the Ukrainian side, exchange processes are extremely difficult and slow. We consider it necessary to resume a constructive dialogue and speed up the exchange of prisoners,” Moskalkova wrote on her Telegram channel.

She recalled that Ukraine did not consent to accept the captured servicemen of the 102nd, 126th and 118th separate brigades for more than a year. Of the 935 Ukrainian soldiers proposed for exchange, Ukraine agreed to only 279, Moskalkova said.

“We have repeatedly called for the intensification of Russian-Ukrainian prisoner exchanges. This is an important humanitarian issue and fully complies with international principles and norms. Families on both sides are eagerly awaiting the return of their loved ones,” she added.

Earlier, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Russia has never refused to exchange prisoners of war with Ukraine and does it with all the necessary professionalism.