BRUSSELS – Fourteen European Union foreign affairs ministers on February 9 launched a plea for Russia to free Nadiya Savchenko. The group gathered for a photo on the margins of an EU foreign affairs ministers meeting in Brussels, holding signs featuring a photo of Lt. Savchenko, the Ukrainian flag, the social media slogan #FreeSavchenko and the message: “We call the Russian authorities to free illegally abducted Ukrainian pilot.” The initiative, organized by Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevicius, also featured ministers from Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania and Sweden, along with France’s ambassador to the European Union. (RFE/RL)
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