Zelensky urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisoners

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Open this photo in gallery: From left: Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Comoros President Azali Assoumani, Senegal's President Macky Sall, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa leave after addressing the media in Kyiv on June 16.SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to free political prisoners from Crimea and beyond – saying it could be an important part of their trip to Russia on Saturday. Seven African leaders – presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia, as well as Egypt’s prime...