• Belarus has requested that journalist Inna Kardash, accused of espionage, be included in a potential prisoner exchange with Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian officials said they are ready for negotiations but no concrete proposals have been made yet.
  • Kardash was arrested in Kyiv in January on suspicion of working for the Belarusian KGB since 2015 under the guise of a journalist.
  • The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) monitored her activities for months and fed her disinformation.
  • Kardash believed she was working at the Coordination Headquarters for POWs, but was given a fake position without access to real premises.
  • She faces up to 15 years in prison.

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