Maja Kocijancic, the spokesperson for High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, said that the European Union is following the actions of the Ukrainian authorities following the fake assassination of journalist Arkady Babchenko.

"Relieved to hear that Mr Babchenko is alive. We are following the actions of the Ukrainian authorities and are looking forward to further details on this case," Kocijancic wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.