KIEV. June 12. UNN. The exchange of Ukrainian political prisoners Oleg Sentsov and Alexander Kolchenko may be held with the mediation of Turkey. About it the representative of the President of Ukraine on Affairs of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev said on air of ATR TV channel, reports UNN.

So, Dzhemilev said that he held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“He said, “You know, that Putin did not so easy to give”. Yes, we know that Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem chigusa exchanged for two professional killers, the GRU officers, who were involved in the murder of Chechen dissidents. But I still said, “Maybe you have a stash yet these bandits, maybe exchange them for our patriots?”. (Erdogan – ed.) said, “Think about it”. It is not excluded. But in any case, I think we can achieve this. The lives of these people for us is of great value,” – said Dzhemilev.

Recall, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America tomorrow is planning to hold a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with prisoners in Russia Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsov.