“Esipenko, after more than four years of Russian opinion, was released on June 20 and left Crimea annexed to the Russian Federation,” the report said.
“Radio Freedom”, whose project is “Crim. Reali”, thanked for the return of Esipenko home to the government of Ukraine and the United States.
The President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Stephen Kapus, said that Esipenko was tortured both physically and psychologically, but now the journalist has already reunited with his wife Catherine and daughter Stephania.
“We thank the governments of the United States and Ukraine for their efforts that helped to achieve the liberation of Vladislav. We also express gratitude to the international community for the support of our journalists,” he said.
