Thursday, March 6, 2014

U.N. Envoy Forced Out of Crimea: Report

U.N. Envoy Forced Out of Crimea: Report

Armed men threatened special representative of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Ukraine's Crimea on Wednesday, reportedly forcing the envoy to leave the region.
Reuters reported that a Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Robert Serry was being held in the region's main city, Simferopol. But Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Olafur Eliasson denied the reports, saying Serry had been threatened but not kidnapped.
ITV reporter James Mates on the ground in Simferopol reports that Serry was being held inside a coffee shop and not allowed to leave.
Mates reported Serry has agreed to leave the region in exchange for his freedom. 
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UN special envoy Robert Serry with me in coffee shop. Outside local militia block the door. #Ukraine


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