Kremlin "concerned" about fate of Russian soldier sentenced in Ukraine

Kremlin "concerned" about fate of Russian soldier sentenced in Ukraine
# 23 May 2022 15:06 (UTC +04:00)

"Kremlin is "concerned" about Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin and will seek ways of providing assistance to him," Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday, APA reports citing CNN.

Shishimarin, 21, is the first Russian serviceman to be charged with war crimes in Ukraine. On Monday, Shishimarin was found guilty of shooting an unarmed civilian in Ukraine’s Sumy region and sentenced by a Kyiv court to life in prison.

“Of course, we are concerned about the fate of our citizen,” Peskov told reporters on a regular conference call.

“We do not have many opportunities to protect his interests on the ground, as foreign institutions actually have no activity [in Kyiv]. But this does not mean that we will not consider the possibility of making attempts through other channels,” Peskov added without clarifying which channels he was speaking about.

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