Ukrainian president promises to do his best to release Ukrainians Karpiuk, Klykh convicted in Russia

16:39, 21.05.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has promised to do everything to release Ukrainian citizens who are political prisoners of Russia – Mykola Karpiuk and Stanyslav Klykh.

"I did and will do everything to release Mykola Karpiuk and Stanyslav Klykh whom we consider to be Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia. Under Minsk agreements all prisoners are to be released. I gave relevant order to the Foreign Ministry and SBU [Security Service of Ukraine]," he wrote on his Facebook page on May 19.