Looking gaunt and frail after 18 days without food, Ruslan Zeytullaev spoke from court on Friday, thanking all those Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainians who have expressed their support, but refusing to end his hunger strike until the verdict is handed down. The end of this predetermined ‘trial’ is, however, close with the Russian prosecutor having once again demanded a 17-year sentence and the verdict expected on April 26.

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