Russia persistently ignores Ukraine’s proposals to swap hostages before Orthodox Christmas, MP Iryna Herashchenko says The Ukrainian side in the Trilateral Contact Group desolving Donbas conflijct has received no response from Russia and so-called "Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics" to its proposal to hold a videoconference on Dec. 27 regarding the release of hostages. 2 004 61 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Prisoner swap