KIEV – Nadia Savchenko, the Ukrainian military pilot held prisoner by Moscow for two years, looks likely remaining the same firebrand as she was in captivity, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “louse” and “scum” on her return home this week.
But perhaps it is Ukraine’s political establishment who should be worried: Savchenko said she could ultimately campaign to replace the current president, Petro Poroshenko. The 35-year-old helicopter pilot indicated her political plans were still very much in their infancy, and a great deal depended on what the Ukrainian people wanted her to do.
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Source: European Voice