<sod >Handing over S whose release has been demanded by Western governments and who has become a national hero in Ukraine, would ease tensions between Moscow and the West a few weeks before the European Union decides whether to extend sanctions against Russia.< eod>< sod > Handing over Savchenko, whose release wasÃÂ demanded by Western governments and who has become a national hero in Ukraine, willÃÂ ease tensions between Moscow and the West just weeks before the European Union decidesÃÂ whether to extend sanctions against Russia.< eod>