Ukraine has appealed to foreign leaders, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Joseph Biden, to facilitate the release of Ukrainian citizens illegally detained in the temporarily occupied territories and in Russia. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press marathon "30 questions to the President of Ukraine".
"We have a fully verified list (of detainees - ed.). It was handed over to Turkey. I recently spoke with President Erdoğan, who had a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation. And at the level of contact groups, the lists were handed over to the Russian side," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The Head of State is also waiting for a conversation between the Presidents of the United States and Russia.
"The list has been handed over, and we expect that this issue will be raised at a high level. This is what we can do. And what we do politically or diplomatically. Separately - the issue of direct agreement with Russia in this regard," he said.
The President of Ukraine added that it is also important to establish the whereabouts of Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainian citizens in the occupied Crimea who have been imprisoned. Among the priorities is helping families whose men have been imprisoned for political reasons. The Crimea Platform office is working on these issues.
