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MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian prison official says the jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months is in a stable condition.
Anatoly Rudy told the Tass news agency Tuesday that if Nadezhda Savchenko's health severely deteriorates she could be transferred to a civilian hospital.
The comments came a day after the presidents of Ukraine, France and Germany appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Savchenko, who was captured by Russia-backed rebels in June and ended up in custody in Russia.
She is awaiting trial on charges of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine.
She denies the accusations and started a hunger strike Dec. 13.
Rudy said "there have been no pathological changes in her health."
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