…which brought me to finally read this:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governmen…
1/n twitter.com/KyivIndependen…
2/n "Most Western countries have a stated policy of not negotiating with terrorists.
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On June 18, 2013, G8 leaders signed an agreement against paying ransoms to terrorists.[1] However, most Western states have violated this policy on certain occasions."