Russia must release Ukrainians who have been imprisoned not only since 2022 but also since 2014. This was stated by President Zelensky during the opening of the plenary session "Support Ukraine" on February 24.
"And the situation must be one where we talk about ending the war. And now, such a step could be the release of thousands of prisoners, precisely thousands of people who are being held in russia. And some of them are not only from 2022 but much earlier, since 2014. Russia must release Ukrainians. Ukraine is ready for an all-for-all exchange, and this is a fair option", - Zelensky said.