Members of the European Parliament have appealed to the  EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini  and urged to impose personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and 28 other individuals over Nadyia Savchenko"s illegal detention..

According to the letter,  sanctions against Russian high-ranking officials   should include EU visa bans, asset freezes, and the confiscation of all property within the territory of the European Union.

In the letter Russian individuals and pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine  are accused of being "responsible for the political decision to kidnap" Savchenko, to "transport her to the territory of Russia, detain her unlawfully."