UK representative at the UN calls on Russia to release all Ukrainian political prisoners
At the UN Security Council session, the British Representative for the United Nations, Matthew Rycroft, reported that Great Britain called on Russia to release all Ukrainians political prisoners, including those who are in Russia and in illegally annexed Crimea, a UNIAN correspondent reported. According to him, there has since been a positive exchange of hostages between Ukraine and militants.
“We called on Russia to release all illegally detained Ukrainians, including those who are in Russia and in illegally annexed Crimea. Nadiya Savchenko and Oleg Sentsov are on this list,” he stated.
“We also confirm that all hostages and illegally detained people in this crisis surrounding Ukraine should be released in accordance with Minsk Agreements,” the British diplomat noted.