Ukraine hostage standoff ends after president promotes Joaquin Phoenix film
Posted on AllSides July 21st, 2020
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A daylong hostage standoff in Ukraine reportedly ended on Tuesday after the country’s president consented to a gunman’s demand and shared a video recommending a 2005 documentary film narrated by Joaquin Phoenix.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recommended the film in a video shared on Facebook after a man in the city of Lutsk seized a bus and held 13 hostages for more than 12 hours, according to The Guardian.
The hostage situation began early Tuesday morning after Maksym Kryvosh, 44, reportedly opened fire and threw a grenade at...