MADRID, 10 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Russian authorities have asked this Friday “not to interfere” in the judicial system of the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, after the death sentence of two British citizens and a Moroccan accused of participating in the war in Ukraine in favor of the Ukrainian side.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has pointed out that the “crimes committed by foreign mercenaries in the territory have been considered by the Donetsk authorities in accordance with local legislation.”
“Right now all due processes are being carried out following the republic’s legislation given that these crimes have been committed in said territory,” he asserted, according to information from the Interfax news agency.
In this sense, he has stated that “everything else is subject to speculation.” “It would not interfere with the work of the Donetsk judicial system,” she said. The Donetsk Justice has sentenced to death Sean Piner, Aiden Aslin and Sadun Brahim, captured by Russian troops in the framework of the war and who acknowledged part of the crimes attributed to them on Wednesday.
Shortly after the start of the war, the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, launched the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Legion, a detachment through which kyiv sought to swell its ranks with international volunteers.
According to the Russian authorities, almost 7,000 foreigners from more than 60 countries have joined the Ukrainian forces to participate in the conflict since it began in late February, more than a hundred days ago.
Russia says just over 1,000 of these “foreign mercenaries” were captured, while around 400 were trapped during the siege of the Azovstal steel plant.
