The dispute over the Dec. 29 prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine continues into 2020. Five ex-officers of the notorious Berkut law enforcement unit were released on Russia’s demand at the December swap. Two of the five, all accused of taking part in the EuroMaidan massacre, subsequently returned to Kyiv, “to reach the truth” in the Maidan cases. Their statements matched precisely the messages of Russian propaganda aimed to prove that the EuroMaidan Revolution was a coup d’état.
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Olena Makarenko: 2 ex-Berkuts are back to prove Russian propaganda
From left to right: Former Berkut officer Oleksandr Marynchenko, lawyer Ihor Varfolomeyev, lawyer Oleksandr Horoshynskyi, and former Berkut officer Serhiy Tamtura.
