The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) unanimously adopted a resolution urging the international community to support negotiations between Ukraine and Russia for a prompt exchange of prisoners based on the formula of "all for all".

The document notes that 95% of the released Ukrainian prisoners suffered torture, sexual violence, or inhumane treatment by the Russian Federation.

This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

PACE called for an immediate "all for all" exchange

The resolution adopted by PACE emphasizes the necessity of establishing an international exchange mechanism involving the International Committee of the Red Cross and neutral states. The release of all Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians is defined as a priority.

The Assembly condemned the systematic violations of the Geneva Conventions by Russia. The resolution stresses that the situation of Ukrainian soldiers in captivity is critical and requires urgent action from the global community.

In particular, the Assembly demands that Russia:

• create specialized camps for prisoners with proper conditions of detention, medical care, nutrition, and legal assistance;
• establish a Joint Medical Commission to examine the wounded;
• launch an official Bureau of Information on Prisoners;
• grant immediate access to international humanitarian organizations to places of detention.

Additionally, PACE officially included Belarus in the list of countries that also hold Ukrainian prisoners of war, placing responsibility on it for the fate of the captives.

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War thanked the Ukrainian delegation to PACE for their diligent work on this important document and for advocating key provisions for Ukraine.