New Delhi, March 17 -- Ukraine on Tuesday handed over an "official note of protest" to India, demanding the immediate release of six Ukrainian nationals who have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six Ukrainians and one US citizen for allegedly supporting ethnic war groups in Myanmar by supplying weapons and training them.

The Press Service of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the country's Ambassador to India Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk held a meeting with the Secretary (West) of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Sibi George, during which he handed over an official note of protest demanding the immediate release of the Ukrainian citizens and ...