The Kremlin called exchange Savchenko “theoretically possible” – Rosbalt.RU

 The head of the Russian presidential administration Sergei Ivanov said the case Ukrainian pilots Hope Savchenko is not related to the Minsk agreements, but its exchange “theoretically possible”, reports “Interfax».

«With regard to the theoretically possible exchange, theoretically perhaps. “A” – in full compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and “b” – this decision may take only the president of the Russian Federation “, – said Ivanov

So he replied to a question about possible whether the theoretical and legal point. . of such exchange for any of the number of persons held in custody in Ukraine

Speaking of possible whether such an exchange in the framework of the Minsk agreements on Ukraine, Ivanov said: “by the Minsk agreements it has no the slightest relationship. Because the Russian Federation is not party to the conflict »

So-called Minsk agreement -. Document agreed at the summit in Minsk on 11-12 February 2015 the leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia in the” Normandy format format “and signed contact group, consisting of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk People’s republic, with the aim of de-escalation of the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in a conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the issue of Ukrainian pilots Savchenko hopes it will be possible to do “at a certain point.” This self Kerry said after talks with Russian leaders in Moscow.

Earlier, Dmitry Peskov, speaking about Poroshenko exchange Savchenko, said that Russia will act according to the law.

On last week, US President Barack Obama in a telephone conversation, called on Vladimir Putin to release the detained pilots and parliamentarian Hope Savchenko, in accordance with the provisions of the Minsk agreement on the need to release all the illegally detained persons.

March 22 Donetsk city court of the Rostov region declared Hope Savchenko guilty of the murder of journalist Igor Korneliuk VGTRK and Anton Voloshin, as well as illegal crossing of the Russian border and sentenced to 22 years in a penal colony and a fine of 30 thousand rubles.