“Foreign mercenaries during the trial never mentioned that they have Ukrainian citizenship.
Which means they didn't even know it.
All statements by Liz Truss and Blinken that the sentence violated the norms of humanitarian international law are not true, ”she said on the air of Solovyov Live.
Nikonorova recalled that according to the Geneva Convention, mercenarism is considered a crime and is condemned within the state where it was committed.
In addition, according to the minister, the mercenaries were provided with free lawyers.
“Their rights were fully respected.
If the UK wanted to provide defenders, they could participate in the process.
But not a single application was received, ”she concluded.
On June 9, a court in the Donetsk People's Republic issued death sentences to British citizens Sean Pinner and Aiden Eslin, as well as Moroccan citizen Saadoun Brahim, who fought on the side of Ukraine.
All three are going to appeal against the decision of the court on execution.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the British authorities should contact the representatives of the DPR about the situation with British mercenaries.
Eduard Basurin, deputy head of the People's Militia Department of the DPR, said that the British authorities did not get in touch with the republic on the current situation.