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WASHINGTON, United States – Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin, was one topic of discussion in a recent phone call between United Sates Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Aug. 23,”He [Pompeo] spoke with Sergey Lavrov about the Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov, who has been on a hunger strike for more than three months in a Russian prison now. The Secretary noted our concerns about Sentsov’s health and urged Russia to immediately release Sentsov and all Ukrainian political prisoners.”