KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- In a diplomatic maneuver to secure the release of detained Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko from Russia, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Monday confirmed the 33-year-old a member of parliament.
As a member of parliament, "she will be granted an international diplomatic immunity," Batkivschyna party leader Yulia Tymoshenko said ahead of Monday's session, a move intended to force Russia's release of the newly minted Ukrainian delegate.