On Saturday 7 September, the international community - including the EU, NATO and the Council of Europe - welcomed the exchange of 70 prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, including filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who has been in prison for 5 years (see EUROPE B11375A3), and 24 Ukrainian sailors captured in November 2018 in the Azov Sea (see EUROPE B12159A2). The community called on both countries to continue their efforts to normalize relations.
While purporting to be “relieved”, European...