Talks on prisoner swaps with Ukraine not proceeding smoothly — ombudswoman

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · Aug 04, 2026 · 131 words

Russian Humanitarian Efforts Prisoner Exchange Negotiations

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What to know about Russian Humanitarian Efforts

Russian human rights ombudswoman Yana Lantratova stated that prisoner exchange negotiations with Ukraine are difficult but that Russia remains committed to returning its nationals. She noted that her office is coordinating lists of prisoners and civilians, while claiming Ukraine has been unwilling to take back some of its own citizens.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 4

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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What happened

Talks on prisoner exchange with Ukraine are not proceeding smoothly but Russia is committed to returning all of its nationals, Russian human rights ombudswoman Yana Lantratova said.

Why it matters

"The negotiations are difficult, but our goal is to bring all of our soldiers home, to bring all civilians home.

Common ground

And we are working toward this goal," she told reporters.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 90%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

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Selective Omission 60% confidence

Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Talks on prisoner exchange with Ukraine are not proceeding smoothly”

CORROBORATED

Two independent web search results explicitly state that prisoner exchange negotiations are not proceeding smoothly or have stalled, with one specifically citing the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present), both Ukrainian and Russian/separatist prisoners of war have suffered several forms of abuse, such as mistreatment, exposure to public curiosity, torture,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war_in_the_Russo-…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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Claim 2: “Russia is committed to returning all of its nationals”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Russian language and general facts about Russia, but contains no specific statements regarding a commitment to return all nationals from Ukraine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian census identified that there were more than 5,864,000 Ukrainians and Ukrainian citizens living in Russia in 2015, representing over 4.01% of the total population of the Russian Federation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainians_in_Russia

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Claim 3: “her office is currently working on the lists for swaps: a list of prisoners of war, in coordination with the defense ministry and security services, and a list of civilians”

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Two separate web search results (including TASS) explicitly confirm that Lantratova's office is working on lists for swaps, including POWs in coordination with the defense ministry and security services, as well as civilians.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to Lantratova, her office is currently working on the lists for swaps: a list of prisoners of war, in coordination with the defense ministry and security services, and a list of civilians wh…
https://tass.com/politics/2168849

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web search NEUTRAL — Human Rights in the Armed Forces>.The ideology of the state programme "I Have the Honour" is to link the postponement of the service to future service as commander...
https://mil.am/en

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Claim 4: “It often happens that we submit lists of those we are ready to hand over but Ukraine is unwilling to take back its citizens”

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Multiple sources report that Russia has proposed exchange options or published lists that Ukraine has refused to accept, specifically regarding prisoners from the Donbass and new regions.

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web search NEUTRAL — The monitoring had also documented torture and ill-treatment of Russian POWs held by Ukraine, but "on a fundamentally different scale," the official said at an informal Security Council meeting. Russi…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/russia-publishes-list-22…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine refuses to exchange its prisoners for Russians from the new regions, despite Russia having already proposed several exchange options.
https://en.topwar.ru/287944-kiev-otkazyvaetsja-obmenivat-pop…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters said it had submitted lists of prisoners for exchange, accusing Russia of “unilateral actions” that disregarded the agreed approach.
https://colitco.com/32835-2russia-most-powerful-kharkiv-atta…

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