Nadia Savchenko is free
(B2) It was the Russians, via Russia Today, who first gave the information this morning. The Ukrainian pilot held prisoner in Russia was released in exchange for two Russians detained in Ukraine who had been repatriated to Russia by the Ukrainian presidential plane.
An exchange of prisoners carried out by the Ukrainian presidential plane
The information was confirmed shortly after noon by President Poroshenko. "Президентський лттак з г г г г україни надєю Савченко Приземливсills! In other words (if I understood correctly): thehero of ukraine nadia presidential plane savchenko landed !
happy and relieved
A result that we are delighted in the European capitals. In Berlin the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking as Chairman of the OSCE said to himself " happy and relieved "that the Ukrainian pilot has" eventually released and able to return to her family in Ukraine ". " We worked a long time and had to wait a long time "to have such a" good news " he added.
This deal was reached in particular during the last meeting in Normandy format, held at the level of Heads of State and Government on Monday (23 May). This was confirmed by the Elysée in a press release.
Two Russian prisoners freed
The two freed Russians are GRU (Russian intelligence) officers Captain Yerofeyev and Sergeant Alexander Alexandrov. They were sentenced last April to 15 years in prison by a Kiev court, after being arrested a year earlier on a reconnaissance mission in the province of Luhansk, according to the medias Ukrainians.
(NGV)