Tuesday, October 3, 2017

US "deeply troubled" by jailing of Crimean dissident; calls for his release

The United States is "deeply troubled" by the conviction and jail sentence of a Crimean dissident opposed to Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea.

The US State Department has called for the release of Ilmi Umerov, saying, the US remains steadfast in its support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.

Our Washington correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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