Great Britain has against the treatment of prisoners of war protested by Russia. “We condemn the exploitation of prisoners of war and civilians for political purposes and have raised this with Russia,” the Foreign Office in London said on Saturday. “We are in constant contact with the Ukrainian government about the cases and are fully supporting Ukraine in getting them released.” The ministry did not want to comment more specifically.
The Russian state agency Tass, citing pro-Russian separatists, had previously reported that two brits had been charged with “mercenary activities”. These are said to be a 22-year-old who wanted to provide humanitarian aid in the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” and a volunteer who joined the Ukrainian army. Two Britons and a Moroccan who fought for the Ukrainian forces had already been sentenced to death on the same charge in the separatist area. You have appealed.