Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and provided him with a list of Crimean Tatars detained by Russia, including Nariman Dzhelyal, Lenie Umerova, and Server Mustafayev.
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During a meeting with Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky provided him with a list of Crimean Tatars currently held in detention by Russia.
I am grateful to the president for his efforts in the liberation of our citizens from Russian captivity. Thanks to the mediation of Türkiye we managed to achieve significant humanitarian results. At the moment we expect further efforts.
Today I handed a list of citizens of Ukraine, specifically Crimean Tatars who had been repressed by Russia and are being held in prisons and camps in extremely cruel conditions, to President [Erdoğan].
President Volodymyr Zelensky passed a list of Ukrainian citizens, including Crimean Tatars, captured by Russia to Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting on March 8 in Istanbul
Zelensky met with Erdogan in Istanbul to discuss war and Black Sea corridor
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Istanbul on March 8 for an official visit to meet President Erdogan, accompanied by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
The purpose of the visit includes discussions regarding the release of Ukrainian prisoners and political prisoners held by Russia.
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