Putin thanked the relatives of those killed in the Donbass journalists

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with Yekaterina Kornelyuk, a special correspondent for the widow of VGTRK Igor Kornelyuk and Voloshin Marianne, the sister of the sound technician of TV channel “Russia” Anton Voloshin. These women appealed to the head of state with a request to pardon the Ukrainian pilots Hope Savchenko, reported on Wednesday, may 25, website of the Kremlin.

“I want only you to thank for this position and to Express the hope that such decision is dictated primarily by considerations of humanity, will lead to the reduction of confrontation in the well-known conflict zone”, — said Putin.

Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin were killed in the Donbas in June 2014. Savchenko has identified and presented the Ukrainian law enforcers coordinates of the journalists that were fired.
 [rushincrash.com]
25/5/16
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