poroshenko: just as we brought back nadiya, we will bring back crimea under ukraine's control. time, 2: at the same for you -- 2 freed russian servicemen were heading for moscow. the ukrainian court found them guilty of terrorism. p region did not talk of a prisoner exchange when he met with the relatives of the two dead russian journalists he explained he granted savchenko a party because they asked him to show mercy. i only wish to thank you for this position and expressed hope that this decision has taken on mentoring considerations will reduce tensions in the conflict zone and help avoid further chemical, unnecessary losses -- further terrible, unnecessary losses. reporter: the decision comes a few weeks before the european union decides whether or not to extend sanctions on russia for its involvement in the ukrainian conflict. laura: the afghan taliban has appointed hibatullah akhundzada as its new chief. ,e replaces mula akhtar mansour who was killed in u.s. drone strike. the telegram looks unlikely to change tactics under its new leader, but he takes on an increasingly f

if poroshenko is our president, we will defend him, too. so none of our commands were illegal, and we didn't shoot anybody. we just did our job. we defended the ukrainian people. >> what i want to know is why nothing is said about the armed demonstrators. i know from a reliable source that well-trained groups were there on the square. and those armed demonstrators did their job perfectly. but no one wants to talk about that. >> 13 policemen were indeed killed during the protests. one man has since admitted to having shot at them. except, pro-eu snipers have been granted amnesty. meanwhile, prosecutors have identified 26 berkut shooters. most of them, however, have already left the country. >> no other place in europe prides itself more on it's multicultural society than britain. particularly the capital - london. and it's true. i lived there for almost $10 -- 10 years, and it's common to seepeople of different races and ethnicities mingling with ease both professionally and personally. but like that other supposed melting pot, the usa - whe