Key statements by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference in Vienna.

In the capital of Austria, he met with the federal president Alexander Van der Bellen and First Lady Doris Schmidauer.

Zelensky: The Russian proposal to exchange children for soldiers is unacceptable

President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the Russian side suggested exchanging kidnapped Ukrainian children for their imprisoned soldiers.

“This is absolute madness, the “Ruskies” proposed: we give them soldiers, and they give us children. It is simply beyond comprehension and international law”, – he stated.

The President emphasized the importance of international initiatives aimed at returning all children abducted by Russia.