Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on Russia to free a Ukrainian military helicopter pilot who is accused of killing two Russian journalists in a mortar attack.
Poroshenko posted video on social media Wednesday, calling the trial of Nadiya Savchenko, who has been refusing food and water since last week, a “farce” conducted in a “kangaroo court.”
Savchenko’s trial resumed on Wednesday in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, where the judge announced Savchenko will be sentenced on March 21-22.
Prosecutors have asked the court to sentence her to 23 years in prison.
Ukraine says Savchenko was kidnapped by the Russians and should …read more
Source: Voice of America
