Both the Kremlin and some of its opponents expressed doubt Thursday that the freeing of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in exchange for two Russian servicemen captured in eastern Ukraine will dramatically improve relations between Russia and Ukraine and its Western allies.
“The return of our guys to Moscow and the pardoning of Savchenko and return her to Kyiv can hardly be considered something that can radically change the current atmosphere [in relations between Russia and the West], which, of course, I would like to see more constructive,” Russia’s official TASS news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.
Prior to Wednesday’s …read more
Source: Voice of America
