UKRAINIAN neonazi death squad fanatic Nadezhda Savchenko said yesterday she was ready to stand for the presidency.

“Ukrainians, if you need me to become a president, sure, I will be president,” Ms Savchenko told reporters in Kiev. “Honestly, I would not say I want it, but, if necessary, I will do it.”

The former Ukrainian air force pilot and volunteer in the fascist Aidar Batallion was speaking at her first formal press conference since her release from a Russian prison on Wednesday.