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Cardinal Matteo Zuppi serves as the Pope's special envoy for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Yana Lantratova, discussed one issue with the special envoy of the Pope on the topic of resolving the conflict in Ukraine, Chairman of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. It was about the return of Russian soldiers of a special military operation (SVO) from captivity, the ombudsman clarified in a post on Telegram.
“The main topic of our meeting was the return of Russian military personnel from Ukrainian captivity. She talked about how exchanges are taking place today, and how a direct dialogue has been built with the Ukrainian Ombudsman on this and other issues,” Lantratova said.
According to her, the topic of the return of civilians held in Ukraine was separately discussed at the meeting. Lantratova clarified that Zuppi expressed his readiness to continue cooperation on humanitarian issues.

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