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"Regarding the 'all for all' exchange [of prisoners] - she is not a hostage, she was arrested on suspicion of committing crimes. Other parts of the Minsk Agreement related to the amnesty for those involved in events in the southeast [of Ukraine] may be applied. But to grant an amnesty, it is necessary first to bring the case to the court, and the court has to make a ruling."

"If the court decides that she is guilty, then, probably, she will be subject to amnesty, if I may interpret the Minsk agreement in this way," Lavrov said.