“We welcome the fact that the Ukrainian sailors who were captured by Russia last November and the director Oleg Sentsov finally returned home. This is a step in the right direction, ”the report said on the website of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Earlier, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland said that the exchange of retained persons between Russia and Ukraine is "an important step towards reconciliation between the two countries."
On September 7, an exchange of held persons took place between Russia and Ukraine.