U.S. embassy urges to stop court prosecution of Ukrainian citizen Savchenko

MOSCOW. July 30 (Interfax) - The United States is urging the Russian authorities to stop court proceedings regarding Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, the U.S. embassy in Moscow said.

"We are urging Russia to stop this groundless court proceeding and to release Nadiya Savchenko and all other Ukrainian citizens being held hostage immediately," press attache of the U.S. embassy in Russia Will Stevens told Interfax.

"We would like to confirm its stance that there should be no trial at all over Savchenko," he said.