President Zelenskyy said late on Monday that Ukraine is prepared to exchange prisoners with Russia, he also urged his allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The exchange of people - this is a humanitarian matter today and a very political decision that depends on the support of many states," Zelenskyy said in a question-and-answer video link with the audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
"It is important ... to pressure politically on any level, through powerful business, through the closure of businesses, oil embargo ... and through these threats actively intensify the exchange of our people for Russian servicemen."
"We do not need the Russian servicemen, we only need ours," Zelenskyy said. "We are ready for an exchange even tomorrow."
Several thousand individuals have been abducted since Russia took control of Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russian forces are trying to capture the Donbas region where Ukrainian forces are emerging as a strong opposition.
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