"On 24 November,
the Russian Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Ukrainian film director
Oleg Sentsov and of his co-defendant Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kolchenko,
who were arrested in May 2014 in relation to alleged activities conducted
outside the internationally recognised territory of Russia, in Crimea, which
has been illegally annexed by Russia. As outlined in a statement on 25 August,
the EU considers the case to be in breach of international law and elementary
standards of justice. The EU continues to call on the Russian Federation to
immediately release Mr Sentsov and Mr Kolchenko and to guarantee their safe
return to Ukraine."
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