Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko returned home to a hero's welcome on Wednesday after nearly two years in a Russian prison, drawing a line under a damaging diplomatic spat between Moscow and Kiev.
Medical tests on a jailed Ukrainian pilot on hunger strike show her blood is thickening, putting her at risk of developing a blood clot which could kill her, her lawyers said Monday.
A Russian court on Monday began delivering its verdict in the high-profile murder trial of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, which Kiev and the West have slammed as a political sham.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's wife appealed to US first lady Michelle Obama on Monday to join the international campaign to secure the release and return of Nadiya Savchenko from Russia
Ukraine cried foul Monday after Russia barred a lawmaker who represents Kiev at peace talks with Moscow from entering the country and attending the verdict and sentencing of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko.
