The Latest on Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko (all times local):8:55 p.m.U.S. ———4:55 p.m.Germany's foreign minister says he's relieved about the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. Putin says he made the decision to release Savchenko after the relatives of the killed journalists petitioned him to show mercy to Savchenko. ———3:35 p.m.Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko has returned to Kiev after nearly two years of being imprisoned in Russia. ———3:30 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says in televised comments that he has decided to pardon Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who has become the national rallying cause in Ukraine.

Source: ABC News May 25, 2016 07:03 UTC