Russia's War Against Ukraine OP-ED

Mark Feygin: Russia’s illegal prisoners of war

By Mark Feygin.
Detained Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko stands inside the defendant's cage during her hearing in the Basmanny district court in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2014.
Photo by AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV

At his news conference in Moscow last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to recognize that my client, pilot Nadiya Savchenko, and 30 other Ukrainian service members being held in Russian jails are prisoners of war. This challenge to yet another universal norm demands a strong response from other nations.

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