Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected U.S. President Barack Obama’s request that he free captured Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a Kremlin spokesman told the Interfax news agency.
Savchenko is held in Russia under allegations of assisting in the killing of two Russian journalists, while fighting in Ukraine in 2014. Her verdict is due before March 22 and she faces a 23-year jail sentence if found guilty. Although a Russian judge has already said the pilot’s guilt has been proven “beyond doubt” European and U.S. politicians have accused Russia of fabricating the charges for political reasons.
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Source: Newsweek
