EU again calls on Russia to release Sentsov and Kolchenko

“The EU considers the cases to be in breach of international law and elementary standards of justice. The EU continues to call on the Russian Federation to immediately release Mr Sentsov and Mr Kolchenko and to guarantee their safe return to Ukraine,” the statements reads. As reported, the Russian Supreme Court on November 24 upheld the convictions of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and of his co-defendant Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kolchenko, who were arrested in May 2014.