Ukraine's president proposes exchange of Putin's close friend for Ukrainians in Russian captivity

Ukraine's president proposed early Wednesday the exchange of Russian President Vladimir Putin's close friend Viktor Medvedchuk for Ukrainians in Russian captivity.

“I offer the Russian Federation to exchange this guy of yours for our boys and our girls who are now in Russian captivity,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video posted on Telegram.

“I think it is especially cynical of him to use military camouflage. He tried to disguise himself like that. Such a ‘soldier.’ Such a ‘patriot,’” he said.

“If Medvedchuk chose a military uniform for himself, he falls under the rules of wartime,” Zelenskyy added.

On Tuesday, Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine in a special operation captured the fugitive oligarch.