Merkel, Hollande, Poroshenko demand release of Savchenko

"German Chancellor and presidents Poroshenko and Hollande jointly demanded the immediate release and return to Ukraine of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko currently being held in Russia," Seibert said. Apart from the release of Savchenko, the parties discussed the issue of elections in Donbas, "stressing the need for holding the elections in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in accordance with the Minsk Agreements." Safety during the elections should be guaranteed, they noted.