U.S. Mission to OSCE: Russia must release all Ukrainian political prisoners

 “We regret that Russia’s refusal to commit to a summit meeting of the Normandy Quartet leaders blocks the opportunity for progress on key issues. Meanwhile, many Ukrainian political prisoners languish in Russian detention. It is high time that Russia release these prisoners and return them to their homes and families,” Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission to OSCE Harry Kamian said at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on November 7, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

The American diplomat called on Russia to release Server Mustafayev, the head of the human rights group Crimean Solidarity, human rights defender Emir-Usain Kuku, and blogger Nariman Memedeminov.

 “The situation on the ground in eastern Ukraine remains volatile, with more civilians injured and more properties damaged. Russia is the cause of this ongoing humanitarian disaster,” the Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission to OSCE added.

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