article_snippet: Nadiya Savchenko has been held by the Russian authorities in pre-trial detention since last June.
article_snippet: Moscow says Nadiya Savchenko then crossed voluntarily into Russia and sought asylum as a refugee.
article_snippet: Moscow, however, insists Nadiya Savchenko was kidnapped by rebel forces and that Nadiya Savchenko is a prisoner of war.
article_snippet: [slang for 'anarchists']," Savchenko told CNN in " Savchenko letter from jail.
article_snippet: And the investigators have nothing on " Savchenko!
article_snippet: Savchenko's case has attracted wide international attention and turned " Savchenko into a symbol of resistance against Russia in " Savchenko home country, with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko awarding " Savchenko the title "Hero of Ukraine," one of the nation's highest honors.
article_snippet: Savchenko has also been voted into the Ukrainian parliament despite " Savchenko captivity.
article_snippet: Savchenko's lawyer recently told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an interview that President Putin holds Savchenko's fate and that she wanted to await trial out of jail.
article_snippet: Several international dignitaries have urged Moscow to release she, including EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and the U.S. State Department, to no avail.
article_snippet: " CNN reached out to Russian authorities for an update on Savchenko's case, who referred us to Russian authorities last statement on Savchenko, dated from 20 February, where Russian authorities call on the media to "Let the investigators to finish Russian authorities job.
article_snippet: Let the court of justice to determine Savchenko's degree of guilt of and punishment for the crimes she is charged with.
article_snippet: Savchenko is currently scheduled to appear in court on May 13.