OREANDA-NEWS. During the negotiations of the Tripartite Contact Group for the Settlement of the Situation in the Donbass via video conference, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) suggested to Ukrainian authorities to exchange prisoners using the formula 10 by 8.

This was announced on March 27 by the DPR Ombudswoman Daria Morozova. “The DPR insists on a quick exchange in connection with the difficult epidemiological situation in the world. For this reason, on March 26, during a meeting of the Tripartite Contact Group, we put forward a proposal for an exchange on the basis of the formula “10 by 8,” she said. “The Ukrainian side categorically rejected our offer,” Morozova added.

According to her, the DPR representatives continue to insist on an exchange of prisoners according to the proposed formula and expect concrete actions of Kiev.