Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow has not discussed the possible release of political prisoners with the United States in exchange for easing US sanctions, because the Russian authorities deny that political prisoners exist in the country.

The discussion at the UN Human Rights Council was specifically devoted to the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The Russian delegation used the discussion to draw attention to violations in other countries and the consequences of Western colonial policies, while not mentioning the problems faced by Indigenous women in Russia that have already been brought before UN mechanisms.