US-Israeli woman Naama Issachar was jailed in Russia in October, on drug charges.<br />Reuters reports Issachar has now asked for a pardon.<br />Israel has called on Russia to release Issachar. She was sentenced by a Russian court to seven-and-a-half years in jail for drug offences.<br />The Kremlin said earlier that it was impossible for Issachar to be granted a presidential pardon.<br />To do so, the Kremlin said Issachar must first formally request one.
