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Ukraine: EU, Russia should release sailors and officers
Ukrainians illegally held in Crimea, rights must be respected
18 July, 12:20
(ANSA) - STRASBOURG, July 18 - "The EU has repeatedly
expressed its concern over all the Ukrainian citizens illegally
detained in the Crimea", the European commissioner for
humanitarian aid, Christos Stylianides, said at the Plenary of
the European Parliament.
"We continue to demand - he added - the immediate and
unconditional release of Ukrainian officers and sailors", but we
also demand "respect for the law of the sea and international
law".
Stylianides then pointed out that "Russia is responsible for respecting human rights in the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula", underlining that prisoners should be allowed to receive medical treatment and maintain contact with their lawyers. (ANSA).
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Stylianides then pointed out that "Russia is responsible for respecting human rights in the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula", underlining that prisoners should be allowed to receive medical treatment and maintain contact with their lawyers. (ANSA).
