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Kremlin: Savchenko’s swap theoretically possible

This is possible upon full compliance with the Russian legislation and such a decision "can be made only by the president of the Russian Federation," the Kremlin chief of staff said
Nadezhda Savchenko  Valery Matytsin/TASS
Nadezhda Savchenko
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BEIJING, March 25. /TASS/. The swap of Ukrainian ex-pilot Nadezhda Savchenko convicted in Russia for Russian nationals on trial in Ukraine is theoretically possible but only upon decision by Russia’s president, Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergey Ivanov said on Friday.