The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has again called on Russia to immediately release Ukraine prisoner of war sailors captured in the Kerch Strait area in November 2018.
“The Russian court’s decision to unjustly extend the detention of the Ukrainian sailors is appalling. Russia must immediately return to Ukraine its detained personnel and vessels and respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the U.S. Embassy said on Twitter on Thursday.
As reported, on April 17, 2019, the Lefortovo Moscow City Court extended until July 24 the terms of the arrest of 24 Ukrainian sailors detained in the Kerch Strait area.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has promised retribution in response to the decision of the Moscow court to extend the arrest of Ukrainian sailors.
