Russian members of parliament have requested that President Vladimir Putin imposes sanctions on former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the arrest of a Russian pilot six years ago, national daily newspaper Izvestia reports.
Clinton, who is currently the frontrunner to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, called on Russian authorities to release Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko last week. She has backed the U.S. and Ukrainian government’s claims that charges on Savchenko are politically motivated and that her detention is illegal.
The case has gathered much traction as European lawmakers signed a petition last week, urging that …read more
Source: Newsweek
