Zelensky hands over to Biden list of 450 Ukrainians held by Russia

Published Sept. 2, 2021 at 10:19 am

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, on Sept. 1, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is only the second European leader to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday but his bid for more heavyweight US protection against a powerful Russia is likely to be frustrated.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky handed over to U.S. President Joseph Biden a list of Ukrainians illegally detained by Russia in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas and Crimea.

“This morning, we have handed over to your team, Mr. President, a list of prisoners from Ukraine. We have prepared this list of people who are in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, Crimea, Russia. There are about 450 people. What role and what assistance can the United States provide in this issue […],” Zelensky said during his meeting with Biden.