Ukraine: Director in prisoner swap backs jailed Russians
Sep 10, 2019 | 8:29 AM
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MINSK, Belarus — A Ukrainian film director included in a major prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia last week is speaking out for imprisoned Russians.
Oleg Sentsov was freed after five years in a Russian prison on charges of plotting a terrorist act. He was flown to Kyiv on Saturday with 34 other former prisoners.
Human rights groups alleged the charges were baseless and considered Sentsov a political prisoner.
He said at a news conference on Tuesday that he would advocate for Ukrainians still held in Russian prisons, as well as for Russians jailed for opposing their government.
