MOSCOW (AP) — Nadiya Savchenko, the military pilot who became a national hero when she was jailed in Russia, faced a backlash Friday for saying reconciliation was the only solution to conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Savchenko’s comments irked many Ukrainian politicians, with some calling her a traitor.
“We are not going to ask occupying forces and terrorists for forgiveness,” said Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister. “Now I know: it was Putin who planted her in the minds of Ukrainians as a Trojan horse.”
Speaking on Ukraine’s Channel 5, Savchenko said late Thursday that Ukrainians “need to ask for forgiveness” or …read more
Source: KXAN
