| Author (Corporate) | Euro|Topics |
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| Publisher | Euro|Topics |
| Series Title | Debates |
| Series Details | March 2016 |
| Publication Date | 23/03/2016 |
| Content Type | News, Overview |
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A Russian court found the Ukrainian politician Nadiya Savchenko guilty on the 22 March 2016 of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine and sentenced her to 22 years in jail. She had been imprisoned in Russia since June 2014. For commentators the internationally condemned trial would only heighten tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The EU's High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini said following the sentencing 'We continue to add our voices to the many others worldwide calling on the Russian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Nadiya Savchenko, on humanitarian grounds, and in keeping with the 'Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements' and the commitment therein to release all hostages and detained persons related to the conflict in eastern Ukraine'. Ukraine would never recognise the 'so-called' verdict, President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine said, describing the trial as 'infamous'. This Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic. |
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| Source Link | http://www.eurotopics.net/en/156121/22-years-behind-bars-for-savchenko |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia, Ukraine |
