Executive Order pardoning Nadezhda Savchenko 2016-05-25 14:20:00 Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On pardoning Nadezhda Savchenko. The executive order reads: 1. Pardon sentenced person Nadezhda Savchenko, born May 11, 1981 in Kiev, and relieve her from further serving her sentence. 2. This Executive Order takes effect upon its signing.