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EU tells Russia to free hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Savchenko


The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Thursday told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists, as Savchenko relaxed a hunger strike by starting to take liquids.
The 34-year-old is regarded as a national hero by many Ukrainians, but is charged in Russia with complicity in the killing of two Russian TV journalists during fighting between Ukrainian government troops and separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014. She denies wrongdoing.
On Thursday, Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, called on the Russian government to set Savchenko free, following similar calls from US officials.
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