OTTAWA—Oleg Sentsov is frequently asked how he survived five years in a Russian prison, and he still can’t offer an explanation. But the Ukrainian filmmaker has an unwavering message about how to get rid of the man who put him there. “Canada is a strong country and is stronger than Ukraine,” Sentsov said Tuesday in an interview through a Russian-language translator between meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a special session with MPs and senators. Sentsov was released in September after being jailed in what is widely viewed as a vendetta by Putin. Asked how he survived prison, Sentsov paused silently.

Source: thestar February 05, 2020 01:30 UTC