The state Department: the United States believes Savchenko case is unique and require to release her
The U.S. is considered a "unique" case of Nadezhda Savchenko, who is accused of belonging to the deprivation of life of the Russian correspondents, and urging the Russian authorities to release without delay it, said the Commissioner of the state Department Jeff the Mini.
"We urge the Russian Federation without delay to release Nadia Savchenko and all other Ukrainian hostages in Accordance with the Minsk agreements, signed by Russia in September and in February," he said at a Press conference on Tuesday the official authorized state Department Jeff the Mini.
Journalist the associated Press Matt that asked Whether the U.S. Such a requirement to the Ukrainian authorities. In response Ratke noticed that North America is considered Savchenko case is unique because she is a member of the Parliament of Ukraine.
"We call for release of all hostages who have been Held ", - said the Commissioner of the state Department.
"Kept what?", - said the Journalist.
"We call on all parties to the Minsk agreements ", - said the diplomat. The Commissioner of the state Department found it difficult to complement the circumstances "illegal detention" Savchenko and promised to find out.
first Minister of foreign Affairs S. V. Lavrov, explaining requirements to release Savchenko, said that she was not a hostage and arrested on suspicion of the crime. According to his statement, the situation with Savchenko makes sense to talk about the part of the Minsk agreements, which says Amnesty all relevant to the events in the South-East of Ukraine, " but to an early release from places of man's condemnation, it must first be brought to court and the court must decide ". The Minister said that if the court is satisfied that it is not guilty, " in General, no questions Vsplanet ".
Savchenko, who took part in the fighting on the side of the Ukrainian security officers from the volunteer battalion " Aidar ", is accused of belonging to the deprivation of life 2 correspondents VGTRK in the Donbass in the summer of 2014.
The consequence considers that it acted as a spotter fire Under fire. According to the SC of the Russian Federation, tied Savchenko in Russia, where she moved in the summer of 2014 under the guise of a refugee. Protection Savchenko claims that it illegally tied within Ukraine and then moved to the Russian Federation.