Ukrainian president: We are working to release our prisoners in Crimea too
30.12.2019 - 13:41
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky underscored the importance of the release of all Ukrainian citizens detained, in particular, in the occupied Crimea. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky underscored the importance of the release of all Ukrainian citizens detained, in particular, in the occupied Crimea.
“We understand that there are still a lot of our people in the Russian Federation and a lot of those transported from Crimea. This is another track that we are also working on now,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after meeting 76 Ukrainians released from illegal detention at Boryspil Airport.
He stressed that it was important for Ukraine to return all citizens illegally detained in the occupied territories of Donbas and in Russia, and that was a priority.
Source: President Ukraine