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Eugene

(61,899 posts) Mon Apr 18, 2016, 09:01 PM Apr 2016

Russia-Ukraine discuss jailed Ukrainian and Russian 'soldiers'

Source: BBC

The Russian and Ukrainian leaders have had a telephone conversation over the fate of jailed high-profile prisoners, raising the possibility of a swap.

The call came after Ukraine jailed two alleged Russian special forces soldiers for several crimes including terrorism.

Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov are accused of involvement in Ukraine's conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east.

A Russian court jailed Ukrainian Nadiya Savchenko for 22 years in March.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36078581

18 April 2016 Europe

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Russia-Ukraine discuss jailed Ukrainian and Russian 'soldiers' (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2016 OP

Interesting Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #1

And she's a tough one. Did you see her flipping off the Russian "judge"? 7962 Apr 2016 #2

Love it, she is a hero Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #4

Yeah, how dare a kidnapped woman dare to defy her male oppressors from a superior ethnicity. Igel Apr 2016 #6

Why the sarcasm? I applaud her. 7962 Apr 2016 #7

Hmm, I remember being told by the DU Putinistas that no Russian troops were ever involved! snooper2 Apr 2016 #3

And I bet they'll STILL say it! 7962 Apr 2016 #5

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)

1. Interesting

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 09:07 PM

Apr 2016

Two Russisn soldiers clearly caught and tried in Ukraine and one Ukranian soldier captured in Ukraine then kidnapped and tried in Russia.

7962

(11,841 posts)

2. And she's a tough one. Did you see her flipping off the Russian "judge"?

Reply to Duckhunter935 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:02 PM

Apr 2016

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)

4. Love it, she is a hero

Reply to 7962 (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:19 PM

Apr 2016

Igel

(35,309 posts)

6. Yeah, how dare a kidnapped woman dare to defy her male oppressors from a superior ethnicity.

Reply to 7962 (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 01:48 PM

Apr 2016

Really.

Oddly, though, it is intriguing that the West European bird-flipping has taken over from the East European fig-showing.

I wonder if they say pokazaty palets instead of figu. Might check on that.