Ukraine‘s ambassador to the United States congratulates Sushchenko on his birthday

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States Valeriy Chaly has sent birthday greetings to Ukrinform correspondent Roman Sushchenko, who is illegally imprisoned in Russia.

The video with greetings is available to Ukrinform.

"We continue to consolidate international support. The U.S. Helsinki Commission has included you into the list of political prisoners. The Department of State pays attention to your issue. We will fight for every person of Ukraine who is now in Russia - illegally captured, detained. This is not only our principle, this is an approach given by the Revolution of Dignity, which our soldiers are now defending on the contact line with Russia or elsewhere. We appreciate this contribution. We will fight together. I hope that our message will help keep together, win and achieve results. We are together. Glory to Ukraine!" Chaly said.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France Oleh Shamshur, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Ambassador Dmytro Kuleba, diplomats of the Embassy of Ukraine to the Russian Federation also congratulated Sushchenko on his 49th birthday.

As earlier reported, Ukrinform correspondent in France Roman Sushchenko in violation of international laws was arrested on September 30, 2016 in Moscow, where he arrived on a private visit. Today the Ukrinform journalist celebrates his second birthday behind bars.

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