Last year, on May 31, 2016, Ukrainian military aviator Nadiya Savchenko was sworn in as a lawmaker in Ukraine’s Parliament, known as the Verkhovna Rada. She joined as a member of the Batkivshchyna Party, led by Yulia Tymoshenko, former prime minister of Ukraine. The 35-year-old was greeted as a war hero after her release on … Continue reading May 31, 2016