PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday about his fear for a Ukrainian filmmaker who's on a starvation strike in a Siberian prison.
Macron instructed the Russian chief to discover a humanitarian solution since Oleg Sentsov's well being "seems to be dangerously deteriorating," in step with a statement from the president's Elysee Palace administrative center.
Macron made a number of proposals, and Putin pledged to respond to them and to unencumber information about the situation of Sentsov, who was on his 89th day without meals Friday. Details of the proposals weren't supplied.
The filmmaker, an opponent of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, was given a 20-yaer prison sentence in 2015 for conspiracy to devote terrorism, against the law he denies.
He says he and 64 other Ukrainians imprisoned in Russia are political prisoners and is difficult their unencumber.
Sentsov's attorney, Dmitry Dinze, stated after visiting him Tuesday at a jail on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia that Sentsov has anemia and a slow heartbeat.
In their phone name, Putin and Macron also mentioned the essential stipulations to make sure the secure and voluntary go back of Syrian refugees to their homeland.
The Kremlin stated they shared a top review in their countries' joint humanitarian operation in Syria ultimate month, the first between Russia and a western country. The Russian-French operation disbursed assist to residents of the previous rebellion enclave of Eastern Ghouta.
A Kremlin statement stated Putin emphasized the importance of the international community helping to restore Syria's infrastructure and to advertise the go back of Syrian refugees who fled the country since its civil warfare began in 2011.
The Kremlin noted that the 2 leaders mentioned other issues, but did mention Sentsov.
Macron instructed the Russian chief to discover a humanitarian solution since Oleg Sentsov's well being "seems to be dangerously deteriorating," in step with a statement from the president's Elysee Palace administrative center.
Macron made a number of proposals, and Putin pledged to respond to them and to unencumber information about the situation of Sentsov, who was on his 89th day without meals Friday. Details of the proposals weren't supplied.
The filmmaker, an opponent of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, was given a 20-yaer prison sentence in 2015 for conspiracy to devote terrorism, against the law he denies.
He says he and 64 other Ukrainians imprisoned in Russia are political prisoners and is difficult their unencumber.
Sentsov's attorney, Dmitry Dinze, stated after visiting him Tuesday at a jail on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia that Sentsov has anemia and a slow heartbeat.
In their phone name, Putin and Macron also mentioned the essential stipulations to make sure the secure and voluntary go back of Syrian refugees to their homeland.
The Kremlin stated they shared a top review in their countries' joint humanitarian operation in Syria ultimate month, the first between Russia and a western country. The Russian-French operation disbursed assist to residents of the previous rebellion enclave of Eastern Ghouta.
A Kremlin statement stated Putin emphasized the importance of the international community helping to restore Syria's infrastructure and to advertise the go back of Syrian refugees who fled the country since its civil warfare began in 2011.
The Kremlin noted that the 2 leaders mentioned other issues, but did mention Sentsov.
Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin talk about hunger-striking Ukraine filmmaker
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