#Pinner position trial#

The death penalties handed out to Mr Pinner and Mr Aslin could be a tactic by Russia to increase pressure on getting Medvedchuk, who is currently in Kyiv's custody. Oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, 67, known as Vladimir Putin's 'man in Ukraine', could be the key to the British men's fate. Yet Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK, said he thinks the two Britons captured in the Donetsk People's Republic and sentenced to death will be released in exchange for prisoners held by Ukrainian forces.

#Pinner position trial#

Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 28, were convicted in a 'sham' trial staged by Vladimir Putin's regime in Donetsk.

Two British soldiers fighting for Ukraine that were sentenced to death by firing squad after being captured by Russian forces could be spared in a swap deal. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss condemned the sentences as a 'sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy'īy Katie Feehan and Chris Jewers and Chris Matthews and Will Stewart for MailOnline.The trio were accused of being 'mercenaries' after fighting for Ukraine's armed forces in the battle for the city.Moroccan national Saaudun Brahim has also been sentenced, reports said as video showed the trio in a cage.Devastated family of Aiden Aslin have urged the UK and Ukraine Governments to help bring them home safely.The so-called supreme court of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) issued the death sentences on Thursday.Brits Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 28, were captured in Ukraine in April during the siege of Mariupol.Viktor Medvedchuk, 67, known as Vladimir Putin's 'man in Ukraine', could be the key to the British men's fate.Two british soldiers sentenced to death after being captured by Russian forces could be spared in a swap deal.Britons facing death penalty for fighting against Russia could be SPARED in swap deal for renegade Ukrainian politicians, ambassador says