Ukraine Poroshenko: Putin 'agreed formula' for prisoner swap
The two leaders raised the possible exchange in a phone call on Monday.
Army volunteer Nadiya Savchenko, seen as a national hero in Ukraine, was jailed by a Russian court last month.
A court in Ukraine then jailed two alleged Russian special forces soldiers for several crimes including terrorism.
Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov were convicted on Monday of involvement in Ukraine's conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east and sentenced to 14 years in jail. Russia has always denied sending troops to eastern Ukraine and said the men were volunteers who had left active service.
Savchenko was captured by pro-Russian rebels in 2014 and put on trial in southern Russia accused of directing artillery fire that killed two Russian journalists. She was jailed for 22 years. Her lawyers have suggested a prisoner exchange could take place within weeks.
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