Ukrainian Member of Parliament Nadiia Savchenko, who is suspected of plotting terrorist attacks and seizing state power, says she is ready to serve 22 years in Russian prisons in exchange for 60 Kremlin hostages from Ukraine. “As for me, I understand what could be my fate in Russia. If 60 Ukrainian captives and Crimean Tatars who are being held in Russian prisons are swapped for me, I will agree to serve 22 years in a Russian prison,” TV Channel 112 Ukraine quoted Savchenko as saying at a court hearing on May 15. The MP also said the only weapon she has is a Glock 17 award pistol given to her by Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy. “Regarding weapons, Andriy Parubiy handed me the only weapon I possess. It is stored in the licensing department, since it was confiscated during the search. This is a Glock 17 pistol, which Parubiy presented me. Nobody gave me or transferred any other weapons. Any other speculations or fantasies will be revealed at court hearings on the merits,” Savchenko added. As UNIAN reported, the Verkhovna Rada on March 22 green-lighted the arrest of MP Nadiia Savchenko, a former Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian prison as part of a prisoner-of-war exchange. Ukraine’s prosecutors charged Savchenko with plotting a coup and an act of terror in Ukraine, following an elaborate sting operation by SBU Security Service agents, who initially targeted former hostage swap negotiator Volodymyr Ruban.
Turkish president to attend meeting with Ukraine
Turkey's president will attend the eighth meeting of a high-level strategic council with Ukraine in its capital Kiev. The Turkish...
