MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Tuesday announced that the trial of Ukranian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, whose politically charged case has become emblematic of bitter tensions between Kiev and Moscow, will begin later this month.The trial of the 34-year-old helicopter navigator and Ukrainian lawmaker, who faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists, will begin on July 30 in the southern Russian city of Donetsk, a local court said.The preliminary hearing on that day will be held behind closed doors.Savchenko and her lawyers have protested Russian authorities decision to have …read more
Source: Dunya TV
