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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale have discussed prospects for the release of Ukrainian sailors and boats seized by the Russian Federation.

“U.S. & European partners stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression. Russia must return Ukraine’s sailors & ships and all illegally jailed political prisoners. Under Secretary Hale communicated these messages and more in his meeting with President Poroshenko,” the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine said on Twitter on March 6.