Conservation conference urged to demand Russia release of Ukrainian scientist Leonid Pshenichnov
In short:
A conservation conference has been told a Ukrainian scientist has been held by Russian forces for more than a year.
Leonid Pshenichnov was arrested just before last year's annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
What's next?
Ukraine says there are serious concerns about the scientist's health, and has urged CCAMLR to demand his immediate, unconditional release.
