The move would help people to return home and families to reunite, human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova has said<\/p>\n
Russia and Ukraine should reopen a border crossing to allow people to return home and families to reunite, Moscow\u2019s top human rights official, Tatyana Moskalkova, has suggested.
\nKiev closed all border crossing points with Russia and Belarus after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.
\n\u201cWe should discuss the possibility of opening one border crossing point for Russian citizens who want to be reunited with their relatives and loved ones,\u201d Moskalkova said in a meeting with lawmakers on Tuesday. This would help those who\u2019d like to leave, \u201cbut no longer have the necessary documents to legally leave the country through other routes,\u201d she said.
\nMoskalkova added that her office helped reunite more than 50 families in the past year.
\nMoscow is also in talks with Kiev about the return of Russian citizens taken by retreating Ukrainian forces from Kursk Region, she said. At least 12 Russian citizens that are being held in Ukraine\u2019s Sumy Region do not have the opportunity to leave, and \u201chave effectively become hostages,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
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Ukrainian forces captured a number of Russians when they launched a major incursion into the Russian border region in the summer of 2024. The offensive stalled within weeks, and was fully repulsed by April the following year.
\nRussian officials said they received testimonies alleging war crimes committed by the Ukrainian forces during their occupation of parts of Kursk Region.
\nBy contrast, those \u201cUkrainian citizens whom the Russian military rescued from shelling\u201d have been placed in temporary accommodation centers, provided with everything they need, and are free to move around, Moskalkova said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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