mo4ch:>Uncertainty over Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap after Kiev court postpones journalist’s release | Mo4ch News

A Kiev court has postponed the hearing that was expected to release a Russian journalist, who was accused of treason in Ukraine, casting doubt on the much anticipated prisoner swap between the neighboring states.The issue of prisoner exchange topped the agenda during the first telephone call between Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, according to Kiev. The swap could reportedly include Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, the head of RIA Novosti Ukraine, a Russia-linked news agency, and 24 Ukrainian Navy sailors, detained after they violated Russian maritime borders in the Kerch Strait last December.Also on rt.comKiev never wanted real trial, just to use me for blackmail – detained Russian journalist VyshinskyRussia’s human rights ombudswoman, Tatyana Moskalkova, who was invited to the Ukrainian capital for the hearing of Vyshinsky’s case on Monday, said she was “completely disappointed” after the local court abruptly rescheduled the session for T…