Vladimir Putin has agreed to release jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday, indicating that she could be swapped for two Russians who were sentenced Monday for crimes in east Ukraine.
Poroshenko and the Russian president discussed the case by phone Monday evening, Associated Press reported, the same day a court in Kiev found two alleged Russian soldiers guilty of taking part in an “aggressive war” in east Ukraine, sentencing each to 14 years in prison.
Poroshenko told reporters in Kiev there was a possibility of swapping the two Russians for Savchenko, who was sentenced to 22 years …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
