Moscow May Seek To Trade Detained Ukrainian Sailors For Russian Prisoners
January 11 2019
Russia says it could release 24 Ukrainian soldiers seized off the coast of Crimea in a prisoner exchange later this year, reports the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN).
The sailors would have to stand trial before their potential release, a high-ranking diplomatic source told the pro-government Izvestia newspaper on Friday.
The source suggested that the sailors could be released in exchange for Russians held in Ukrainian prisons.
Trial dates for the detained sailors...
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