KYIV, June 10 (Reuters) - Russia wants to use three foreigners who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and sentenced to death as 'hostages' to put pressure on the West over peace negotiations, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday.
KYIV, June 10 - Russia wants to use three foreigners who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and sentenced to death as"hostages" to put pressure on the West over peace negotiations, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday.
They were brought to trial after a Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison last month for killing an unarmed civilian in Ukraine. Vadym Denysenko, an Interior Ministry adviser, said on Friday Ukraine would coordinate its position on the sentences with Britain, the United States and the European Union.
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