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UK doing ‘everything we can’ to free nationals after ‘sham trial’, says Brandon Lewis

Shain Pinner and Aiden Aslin were handed death sentences for fighting against Russian forces

Evening Standard

'As Ukraine war becomes grimmer than ever, we must offer the right kind of help'

British men heading to Ukraine to fight alongside local soldiers are incredibly brave but the best aid we can offer in the battle against Putin's troops is to support charities and send supplies

Daily Mirror

Brits fighting in Ukraine say Putin death squads 'won't stop us' as comrades face execution

Volunteer foreign legion fighter Peter Fouche has said he believes the sentencing of two British fighters by Russia will only inspire more people to take up arms, despite official warnings

Daily Mirror

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Ukraine ‘doing all it can’ to save British nationals after urgent UK talks

British nationals Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were sentenced to death earlier this week

Evening Standard

Ukraine forces run low on ammunition amid ‘street-to-street’ fighting with Russians

‘This is a war of artillery ... and we are out of ammo,’ says regional governor

The Independent UK

Family of UK man sentenced to death by Russia call for cooperation

Shaun Pinner’s loved ones ‘devastated’ after he received verdict alongside Aiden Aslin in what UK calls a ‘sham’ sentence

The Guardian - UK

Family of Brit sentenced to death for fighting Russia break silence on 'show trial'

A statement issued by the Foreign Office on behalf of the family of Shaun Pinner told of their devastation and sadness of the outcome of the "illegal show trial"

Daily Mirror

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Family ‘devastated’ by death sentence handed to British man fighting Russians

Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to do ‘everything in their power’ to secure the release of Shaun Pinner and fellow Briton Aiden Aslin.

The Independent UK

British fighters handed death sentence 'forced to admit to terror charges'

Reports say Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin contacted a newspaper several weeks ago to offer accounts that conflict with their guilty pleas in a Russia-backed sham trial

Daily Mirror

Three captured soldiers face an 'unprecedented' death penalty in Russia. What happens next?

Critics have called the death sentence for three foreign soldiers captured while fighting for Ukraine "unprecedented". So what happens next? And why is the case so complex?

ABC News

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine ‘almost out of ammunition’; death sentences at a show trial; the battle for Sievierodonetsk

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine Pleads for Weapons as 100-200 Soldiers Die a Day

Up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers are dying every day in the war with Russia, and only more and more advanced Western weaponry will reduce the casualties, turn back the Russian offensive and force Moscow to the negotiating table, an adviser to Ukraine’s president said. Mykhailo Podolyak told the BBC in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The ‘trial’ in Donetsk has set a chilling precedent for conflict in the 21st century

The legal frameworks for war that the world has tried to uphold since 1945 have never been at such risk, says barrister Sadakat Kadri

The Guardian - UK

The oligarch who could hold key to fate of Britons facing death sentence

Putin has a favour to ask that could be tied to the case of two men jailed in Donetsk, says Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

UN issues war crimes warning over death sentences in Ukraine war

UN says the men were reported to be Ukrainian soldiers and ‘such trials against prisoners of war amount to a war crime’.

Evening Standard

Who are Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, the Britons sentenced to death in Russian-occupied Ukraine?

Two British soldiers captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine have been sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels, provoking condemnation from ministers and the Ukrainian government.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: Will two Brits and a Moroccan be executed?

Russia-backed court sentenced foreigners to death by firing squad for ‘terrorist activity’ after fighting for Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Ukraine: Zelensky praises UK’s ‘leadership’ during meeting with Ben Wallace

Ukraine’s president hailed Great Britain as a ‘friend’ for the continued support his country has received

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The Independent UK

Ukraine: How might the Government free the two captured Britons?

Why are Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner being treated as criminals, and what can ministers do to help them?

Daily Mirror

'Scared' Vladimir Putin ordered death sentences against Brit fighters, expert claims

After a three-day sham trial, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were issued death sentences by the supreme court of the rebel-held Donetsk People's Republic

The Independent UK

Russia’s Lavrov says Britons given death sentence in Donetsk guilty of ‘crimes’

Britain has condemned verdict as ‘show trial’

The Independent UK

PM demands ministers do ‘everything’ to secure release of captured Britons

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed efforts to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner with her Ukrainian counterpart on Friday.

Reuters

Britain says talking to Ukraine, not Russia, about jailed soldiers

Britain is prioritising talking to Ukraine rather than Russia on the situation of two jailed British men who have been sentenced to death in one of Russia's proxies in eastern Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Friday.

Daily Mirror

UK brands Brits' death sentences in Ukraine 'egregious breach of the Geneva Convention'

It came as Boris Johnson ordered ministers to do "everything in their power" to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner - but did not summon the Russian Ambassador for talks

The Independent UK

Liz Truss in talks with Ukraine over fate of Britons sentenced to death by Russian separatists

PM ‘appalled’ by treatment of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner

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