As talks continue to try to secure the safe return of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was controversially jailed in Russia last month, Russian authorities have now also tried to arrest her sister.
Savchenko was sentenced to 22 years in prison for being complicit in the killing of two Russian journalists in East Ukraine in 2014. Her trial has been condemned by Western governments as politically motivated and Ukrainian officials are currently negotiating her potential release or exchange.
While in Russia with a Ukrainian delegation to push for the pilot’s release, Savchenko’s sister Vira was stopped by Russian police on Wednesday. They …read more
Source: Newsweek
