A Ukrainian pilot on trial for killing two Russian journalists made a defiant stand in court Wednesday as an increasing number of countries and MEPs called for her to be released.
Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot, jumped on the bench and gave judges the middle finger as she gave her closing statement in the case, five days after she began a hunger strike that she pledged to continue unless she is returned to Ukraine.
Germany on Wednesday demanded Savchenko be freed, calling for her immediate release and saying such a move would “be a positive sign for the relations between Russia …read more
Source: European Voice
