Hostage siege ends after Ukraine President agrees to endorse 2005 Joaquin Phoenix film

An hours-long hostage siege ended in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk on Tuesday night after President Volodymyr Zelensky met one of the alleged gunman's unusual demands -- to endorse a 2005 documentary about humanity's abuse of animals.

source https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/europe/ukraine-hostage-siege-zelensky-intl-scli/index.html