MOSCOW (AP) — The groundwork is being laid for a possible exchange of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is imprisoned in Russia, and two Russian servicemen jailed in Ukraine, the lawyer for one of the Russians said Wednesday.
Both of the Russians, Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev, have submitted a petition for a pardon to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Alexandrov’s lawyer Valentin Rybin told the state news agency Tass. He said the same procedure is underway in Russia regarding Savchenko and the outcome will be clear by Wednesday evening.
One of Savchenko’s lawyers, Mark Feygin, said Tuesday that he was trying to …read more
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