MOSCOW, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Monday that Moscow is ready to hand over 31 civilians to Ukraine in return for the return of the same number of people to Russia, state news agency RIA reported.
Moskalkova said 31 civilians from the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainian staged a major incursion last year, were still being held in Ukraine. She said she would meet shortly with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Lubinets.