Poroshenko, Biden coordinate positions on Savchenko's return to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden during a phone conversation have coordinated positions on the return of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko convicted in Russia to Ukraine, the presidential press service reports.

"The sides have coordinated their positions for the purpose of the soonest return of Nadia Savchenko to Ukraine," it said.

For his part, Poroshenko said that Russia would never recognize this "show trial" of Savchenko.

According to the press service, the U.S. vice-president assured Poroshenko that Russia would be urged to immediately release Savchenko during the forthcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow.

The Ukrainian president also spoke about "the Savchenko list," which has been compiled by Ukraine and which includes names of people who fabricated the criminal case against her.

In addition, Poroshenko told the U.S. vice-president about the situation in Donbas.

Biden confirmed the unwavering U.S. support for Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity and said that the sanctions against Russia would stay in place until its complete fulfillment of the Minsk agreements, the report said.

The United States will continue to assist Ukraine on the path of reforms, the U.S. vice-president said.

The two officials also discussed the schedule of the upcoming contacts at the highest level between the U.S. and Ukraine.

The Donetsk City Court in the Rostov region sentenced Savchenko to 22 years in a penitentiary on Tuesday on charges of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists.

The period of Savchenko's incarceration since June 30, 2014, was included in her prison time. The Russian court resolved that Savchenko would serve 20 years in a penitentiary.