Donetsk, Russia // A Russian court yesterday began delivering its verdict in the high-profile murder trial of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, which Kiev and the West have slammed as a political sham.Prosecutors are demanding a 23-year jail term for Savchenko’s alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian state TV journalists in eastern Ukraine in 2014.Few doubt that the 34-year-old combat helicopter navigator – who denies the charges and says she was abducted and smuggled into Russia – will be found guilty. Kiev is already pushing for a prisoner swap.
The judge began by reading out the prosecution allegations that …read more
Source: The National
