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Savchenko, who denied the charges and is on hunger strike in protest, has become a symbol for many Ukrainians of resistance to pro-Russian separatism in the conflict in the country’s east. She says she was kidnapped by Russian-backed rebels in the conflict zone in June 2014 and taken across the border to Russia. Ukraine says she’s being held illegally, and the U.S. and the EU have both called on Russia to release her. Savchenko was elected to Ukraine’s parliament in 2014 while in Russian detention.

In exchange for Savchenko, Poroshenko said he’s ready to send home two Russian servicemen detained in Ukraine for “armed aggression” in the country’s east once court proceedings against them have concluded.

Only Putin can decide whether to swap Savchenko, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday, according to state-run RIA Novosti news service. The Kremlin objects to external attempts to “interfere” in the trial and isn’t aware of any discussions about an exchange, Peskov told reporters on March 9.

Poroshenko has said her release is part of the peace accords for resolving the conflict negotiated with Russia, Germany and France in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, last year. Russia has denied this.

Prosecutors said Savchenko was an artillery spotter in eastern Ukraine who directed mortar fire that killed Russian state TV journalists Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin. They said that she crossed the border by herself. Her lawyers said phone records proved she had already been captured by separatists before the journalists died.