Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe Dmytro Kuleba has said that he gave a letter from Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, accused of espionage by Russia, to Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland.

"I have handed over a letter from Sushchenko, sent from Lefortovo prison, to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. I stressed that the release of Ukrainian political prisoners must be EC priority," Kuleba wrote on his twitter on Friday.

On Friday, the Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine together with the Ukrinform information agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine presented a tape dedicated to Sushchenko. Representatives of embassies and international organizations were invited.