Reuters: Merkel, Macron demand Russia release Ukrainian sailors

Published Dec. 28, 2018 at 2:29 pm

(From L) US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and French President's wife Brigitte Macron react as Russian President Vladimir Putin (front C) arrives to attend a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Nov. 11, 2018 as part of commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918 armistice, ending World War I.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron demanded on Friday that Russia release Ukrainian sailors it captured along with their ships last month in the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea with the Azov Sea.