Ukraine asks EU to assist in releasing detained sailors
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KIEV, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova said on Wednesday she had asked the European Union (EU) to assist Kiev in releasing detained Ukrainian sailors, who charged with violating Russian borders in the Kerch Strait.
In particular, in her official letter to the heads of the EU diplomatic missions published on Facebook, Denisova urged the EU to impose sanctions on Russia over the seizure of Ukrainian sailors.
Kiev insists that Russia should release the sailors without any conditions, Denisova said, stressing that three wounded seamen should be handed over to the third neutral country for treatment.
On Nov. 25, 2018, Russian forces seized three Ukrainian naval ships as well as 24 sailors on board attempting to sail through the Kerch Strait from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov.
Moscow accused them of illegally crossing the Russian border, which Kiev denied and urged Moscow to release the captured sailors. Enditem
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