No Ceasefire Without Returning Abducted Kids and Hostages, OSCE Told
Some international circles still dream of trading sanctions relief for a quick truce. Artur Herasymov just reminded them why stolen human lives are not negotiation chips.
At the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in The Hague, Ukraine set the record straight: any ceasefire must require the unconditional return of all prisoners of war, illegally detained civilians, and deported children.
The point was bluntly made that human beings cannot serve as diplomatic currency to lift sanctions or recognize stolen land. Returning abducted kids and captives is not a "gesture of goodwill" for Russia to bargain with — it is an unconditional requirement of international humanitarian law.
To highlight the sheer absurdity, Russia is still actively holding captive three former local staff members of the OSCE's own monitoring mission.
Freezing a front line while thousands of abducted kids and tortured prisoners remain trapped in enemy hands is not peace, just normalized hostage-taking.
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