Princess of Liechtenstein Sophie, the Red Cross will help Ukrainian political prisoners in the Russian Federation

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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has agreed with Princess Sofia, who heads the Red Cross of Liechtenstein, that she will raise the issue of revitalization of the Red Cross to protect the rights of Ukrainian political prisoners in Geneva.

The Head of the State reported this on his Facebook page.

«We have agreed with Princess Sofia, who heads the Red Cross of Liechtenstein, that she would raise the issue of revitalizing the Red Cross to protect the rights of imprisoned Ukrainians in the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territories. Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross should have the opportunity to visit our hostages and provide humanitarian assistance», – the message said.

Poroshenko also instructed Human Rights Commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova to intensify cooperation with the Red Cross and personally visit Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia’s prisons and in the occupied territories of Donbas and the Crimea.

As «The Journalist» reported, Poroshenko, Putin discuss release of Ukrainian political prisoners.

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