Britons held by rebels in Ukraine to stand trial
Three British men accused of being mercenaries are to stand trial in a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine.
Russia's state news agency Tass reported that the three British men had refused to co-operate with investigators and testify.Georgian National LegionJohn Harding, who is in his fifties and originally from Sunderland, moved to Ukraine in 2018 The UK and Ukraine have condemned the sentences for violating international laws protecting prisoners of war.
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