MOSCOW – A Ukrainian lawmaker visited the rebel-held east on Friday to meet with Ukrainian prisoners there, a trip that irked many in Ukraine.
Nadiya Savchenko, a pilot who spent two years in a Russian prison before her release last year, visited a prison in the rebel-held city of Makiivka. Savchenko said on Facebook that her goal is to help free Ukrainian prisoners.
Following the visit, she told reporters that her goal is to arrange an “all for all” exchange of prisoners held by both sides.
Savchenko, who won a hero’s status while in the Russian prison, has become a polarizing figure recently …read more
Source: The News
