Kremlin offers no comment on court decisions, including verdict handed down to Ukrainian citizen Sentsov - Peskov

MOSCOW. Aug 31 (Interfax) - The Kremlin offers no comment on the verdict handed down to Oleh Sentsov, the Ukrainian film director, who was sentenced to 20 years in a high-security prison by the North Caucasus district military court for preparation of a terrorist attack in Crimea.

"Due to the tradition, I cannot - and am not entitled to - comment on a court decision. And I won't be able to do so this time either," Russian presidential press officer Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.