Nadiya Savchenko, the military pilot who became a national hero when she was jailed in Russia, faced a backlash Friday for saying reconciliation was the only solution to conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Associated Press: Call for reconciliation over Ukraine conflict falls flat
The 35-year-old army helicopter pilot, Ukrainian Nadiya Savchenko elected as an Ukrainian MP in absentia during almost two years in a Russian jail, attends a debate at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, on June 20.
