Russia's recognition of Azov as a "terrorist organization" will not affect the process of the prisoner exchange

According to Mykhailo Podoliak, the adviser to the head of the Office of the President, any decisions in Russian jurisdiction regarding Ukraine or Ukrainian military personnel will not have any value in the international legal field.

Russian jurisdiction also does not extend to the territory of Ukraine and to the actions of Ukrainian citizens to protect the territorial integrity of the state, and any decisions of Russian courts regarding the war in Ukraine and on the territory of Ukraine are not legitimate from the point of view of international law.

Also, Russia will bear direct legal responsibility for the abuse of prisoners of war, in particular for provocation with invalid and fake "judicial decisions".

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