Two Britons who were captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine have been sentenced to death, state-owned Russian news agency RIA Novosti has said
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The trio are the first foreign fighters to be sentenced by Russian-backed separatists and have a month to appeal.Andrew HillForeign Secretary Liz Truss said she"utterly condemned" the sentencing, describing it as a"sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy".Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerThe prime minister's official spokesman said Mr Aslin and Mr Pinner"should not be prosecuted".
Footage shared previously by RIA on social media appeared to show a translator asking Mr Aslin if he would plead guilty to an offence, to which he replied:"Yes."Mr Pinner allegedly admitted"seizing power by force".captured while defending Mariupol, his adopted cityHis family stressed at the time that he was"not a volunteer nor a mercenary, but officially serving with the Ukrainian army".
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