Nadiya Savchenko smiles during a verdict hearing in Russia on March 21, 2016. Maxim Shemetov / ReutersUkraine and Russia have neared a deal to free a Ukrainian air force pilot was captured by Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and sentenced last month to prison in Russia.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday the two nations had “agreed on a certain algorithm” for the release of Nadiya Savchenko, the AP reported. Her release could come as part of a swap, Poroshenko said, for two Russian officers who were sentenced Monday in Kiev to 14 years in prison on charges of …read more
Source: The Atlantic
