“The trial of Ukrainian servicemen is contrary to international humanitarian law, and the closed regime of today’s meeting testifies that the Kremlin is fully aware of the unlawfulness of this judicial farce”, the Foreign Ministry convinced.

The attorneys of the seamen pled the transfer of the cases to the military court, emphasizing that their defendants are prisoners of war. However, the judge rejected the petition. Instead, FSB investigators were asked to extend the detention period for…