'No moral equivalence' over Russia prisoner swap talk

'No moral equivalence' over Russia prisoner swap talk

A prisoner swap for Australian Oscar Jenkins became more complicated after Russia sentenced him on criminal charges, removing...

‘No moral equivalence’ over Russia prisoner swap talk

There should be no moral equivalence drawn from any prisoner swap for an Australian fighter being held in Russia, a former ambassador says.  A prisoner of war swap has become more complicated after Russia sentenced Australian Oscar Jenkins to 13 years in a maximum security prison on criminal charges for fighting with the Ukrainian military as a mercenary. Foreign Minister Penny Wong branded it a “sham trial”, saying Mr Jenkins should be classifi…