Brussels, 04/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 30 April, the European Parliament made another appeal for the “immediate and unconditional” release of the Ukrainian pilot, Nadiya Savchenko, whose health has been described as “extremely fragile” (see EUROPE 11263).
In a common resolution, MEPs condemn Russia for her “kidnapping and detention for almost a year” and the pursuits launched against her. They are also calling on Russia to respect the Minsk agreements. Parliament would like the French and German representatives to discuss the Nadiya Savchenko case during the forthcoming meetings of the contact group on the application of the Minsk agreement in the “Normandy format”. MEPs are also calling on the EU High Representative, European Commission and the European External Action Service to closely monitor the situation involving Savchenko and to discuss the case in the different formats and meetings with the Russian authorities.
The MEPs are also calling for the immediate release of all Ukrainian citizens, including the director, Oleg Sentsov, who has also been arbitrarily detained in Russia. (Camille-Cerise Gessant)