DONETSK, Russia: Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko is set Monday to hear the verdict in her high-profile murder trial in southern Russia, which Kiev and the West have slammed as a political sham.
Prosecutors are demanding 23 years in jail for Savchenko’s alleged involvement in killing two Russian state TV journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine, with few doubting that the 34-year-old combat helicopter navigator will be found guilty, and Kiev already pushing for a prisoner swap.
Ukraine and the West see Savchenko’s case as a political show trial and insist she is the latest pawn in the Kremlin’s broader aggression against its …read more
Source: The Manila Times
