BRUSSELS, Feb 26, 2015 (AFP) – The European Union called on Russia Thursday to “urgently” release Ukraine military pilot Nadia Savenchko on humanitarian grounds after 75 days on hunger strike to protest her detention.A spokesperson for EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said Russia “bears a responsibility for her very fragile health” after a Moscow court rejected Savchenko’s appeal against her pre-trial detention.Her release “would be in keeping with the recently agreed (Minsk ceasefire accords) … and the commitment to release all hostages and detained persons related to the conflict in Ukraine,” the spokesperson said in a statement.Ukraine President Petro …read more
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