BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron demanded on Dec. 28 that Russia release Ukrainian sailors it captured along with their ships last month in the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea with the Azov Sea.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel give a press statement prior to talks on Nov. 18, 2018 at the Chancellery in Berlin.