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TALLIN – Ukraine is determined to steps for the early release of the hostages held in the Russian Federation and in the occupied territories, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has said.

“We have serious intentions regarding the early release of Ukrainian, Estonian and other hostages who are held in Russia and in the occupied territories,” he said at a press conference in Tallinn on Jan. 23.