Sir, Crimean journalist Mykola Semena was formally charged with a crime against Russia on the same day that Donald Trump was inaugurated President of the US.
During the election campaign, candidate Trump raised eyebrows by suggesting that he could recognise the peninsula’s illegal annexation, noting that most Crimeans supported the idea of joining Russia. Mr Trump should note that Mr Semena now joins a long list of journalists, activists and ordinary Crimeans who face lengthy prison terms for holding the opposite view.
