18:11 25.05.2016

I will work to ensure all prisoners return home alive, so Ukraine remains strong – Nadia Savchenko

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I will work to ensure all prisoners return home alive, so Ukraine remains strong – Nadia Savchenko

Upon her return to Kyiv freed Ukrainian parliament deputy Nadia Savchenko has vowed to work to ensure that other Ukrainian prisoners return home alive.

"I will work, first and foremost, so that ever single prisoner returns home alive, to ensure that fewer soldiers die, and we will work to keep Ukraine strong," Savchenko said at a joint press conference with President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday at the Presidential Administration in Kyiv.

Savchenko welcomed the Minsk ceasefire accords and called for them to be observed.

"The Minsk accords are a good thing. It would be very nice if they are implemented. We will do everything to make sure they are followed," Savchenko said.

She added, "I am against people wanting war. I want them to desire peace. Unfortunately, peace is achievable only after war – there is a crossroads after which there is no turning back."

Savchenko appealed to Russian citizens: "I send my regards to Russians and call on them not to be afraid, because there is nothing to fear. It time to get off your knees."

Savchenko said she understands how difficult it is in a country like Russia for people to get off their knees, but "if they want to live in peace, like we do, Russians will be forced to stand upright. We will not allow them to come here, to advance further than they expect."

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