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Fourteen Ukrainian sailors freed in Libya after three-year imprisonment

21:59, 12.06.2020

Ukrainian sailors on hunger strike in Libya may be placed under house arrest – MFA

The ministry sent a request to the Libyan Foreign Ministry, asking for the release of all the Ukrainians held in that country's prisons.

10:00, 15.05.2020

Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap may take place on Sept 7 – Russian media

Swap lists may be changed up to the start date of the exchange.

11:09, 06.09.2019

RFE/RL: Moscow court upholds extension of pretrial detention for six of 24 Ukrainian sailors

The six men, along with seven other sailors, have been ordered to remain in pretrial detention until October 24.

20:56, 16.08.2019

Russia may release Ukrainian sailors soon, lawyer predicts

The lawyer says continuing keeping the sailors in detention will not be in the Russian authorities' interests.

01:59, 01.08.2019

Russian lawyer lists three options how captive Ukrainian sailors may be freed

The third option is an appeal against a recent ruling taken by a Russian court.

18:57, 18.07.2019

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RFE/RL: European Parliament calls on Russia to release detained Ukrainians

The resolution calls on Russia "to publish a full list of prisoners held in occupied Ukrainian territories in Donbas."

17:58, 18.07.2019

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry: Russia's extension of Ukrainian sailors' custody further aggravates dispute

The detentions were extended through October 24, 2019.

18:57, 17.07.2019

Ex-president Poroshenko predicts Ukrainian sailors could be freed before Election Day

Russia detained 24 Ukrainian sailors near the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018.

21:55, 14.07.2019

NATO chief notes "fundamental differences" with Russia over Donbas, captured sailors

The NATO-Russia Council has already held its second meeting this year.

21:20, 05.07.2019

Klimkin announces his "political leave"

Klimkin urges all those who do not accept the "current political mess" to join him.

18:25, 01.07.2019

UK's May meets with Putin at G20, calls for de-escalation in Donbas, release of Ukrainian sailors

The Prime Minister called on Putin to stop destabilizing activities.

17:40, 28.06.2019

Putin on Vyshinsky-for-Sentsov swap: "We have not forgotten"

Putin had a Q&A session with journalists after the Direct Line event on June 20.

11:00, 21.06.2019

NATO welcomes recent ruling by International Tribunal on release of Ukrainian sailors in Russia

NATO will hold more exercises with Ukraine in the Black Sea in July 2019.

19:58, 04.06.2019

Moscow court extends Ukrainian sailors' detention until end of July

The deadline for reporting by the Russian authorities to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on the implementation of its decision on the release of the sailors expires on June 25.

19:56, 27.05.2019

Russia says it won't abide by ITLOS decision to free Ukrainian sailors

The International Tribunal on May 25 ruled Russia should immediately release three Ukrainian naval vessels, which were detained in the Kerch Strait in November 2018, and their crews.

12:45, 26.05.2019

ITLOS obliges Russia to release 24 Ukrainian sailors

At the same time, the Tribunal failed to satisfy Ukraine's motion to oblige the Russian Federation to stop criminal prosecution of captured Ukrainians.

17:10, 25.05.2019

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo in Sochi calls on Russia to free 24 Ukrainian sailors

In April, their detention was extended until the end of August 2019.

21:59, 14.05.2019

Kyiv asks UN Tribunal to order Russia to release illegally seized Ukrainian sailors, ships – media

The first day of the trial on May 10 was devoted to Ukraine's arguments.

15:26, 10.05.2019