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.
UN special envoy Robert Serry with me in coffee shop. Outside
local militia block the door. #Ukraine
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