- Title: Belarus leader assures Ukraine's Zelenskiy of brotherhood
- Date: 4th October 2019
- Summary: ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE (OCTOBER 4, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PRESIDENTS WALKING AMONG SECURITY PRESIDENTS WALKING AMONGST MEDIA, JOURNALISTS ASKING QUESTIONS, ZELENSKIY SAYS (Ukrainian): "The matter of prisoners of war is considered within the Minsk process. (QUESTION OFF CAMERA (Ukrainian): 'WHEN WILL THE NORMANDY FOUR MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE?) We are waiting for the timing ourselves. (QUESTION OFF CAMERA (Ukrainian): 'IS (UKRAINIAN JOURNALIST PAVLO) SHAROYKO FREE?') Yes, I congratulate you." PRESIDENTS WALKING AWAY
- Embargoed: 18th October 2019 15:16
- Keywords: Ukraine Belarus Zelenskiy Lukashenko Minsk talks
- Location: ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE
- City: ZHYTOMYR, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA002AZONLFR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Presidents of Ukraine and Belarus met on Friday (October 4) in Zhytomyr and assured each other of friendship and brotherhood.
'We could even talk in Ukrainian' - said Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, while his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko replied that the two nations would always be 'the most reliable neighbors' as long as Kiev authority was willing to keep such relations.
On the way out after talks, Zelenskiy told the media that journalist Pavlo Sharoyko jailed in Belarus was pardoned and returned to Ukraine.
A Belarussian court has sentenced a Ukrainian radio correspondent to more than eight years in prison for spying in May 2018.
Belarus's KGB state security service said it had uncovered a spy ring working for Ukraine's defence ministry set up by Minsk-based Ukrainian journalist Pavlo Sharoyko.
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