The defense teams for the Ukrainian military servicewoman Nadia Savchenko, who was convicted in Russia, and for the convicted Russian men Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov will discuss a possibility of agreeing upon their actions to optimize the chances of a political decision on their clients' exchange, Savchenko's lawyer said.

"The recent months saw discussions of Savchenko's exchange for Alexandrov and Yerofeyev, this will become possible after the verdict [against Alexandrov and Yerofeyev] comes into effect, and I now hope that we and our Ukrainian colleagues will discuss a possible agreement upon actions of the defense in both cases to enable our clients to be exchanged as quickly as possible, if such a decision is made by the authorities of Russia and Ukraine," Savchenko's lawyer Ilya Novikov told reporters after the Holosiyivsky court in Kyiv announced the verdict to Alexandrov and Yerofeyev.