for now, the fate of aiden aslin and shaun pinner remains l aslin and shaun pinner remains uncertain, and shaun pinner remains uncertain, their families are said to be anxious and keen to ensure they have access to health services and legal advice. james landale, bbc news. our correspondent emma vardy is here. you've known aiden aslin�*s family through covering his story for a long time. how have they been coping with this? it has been a horrendous time for them. don't forget, before this suppose a trial, aiden aslin was paraded on russian television looking bruised, in handcuffs, being interrogated for russian audiences to see. it was bizarre and disturbing viewing and of course many people here agree it is in a breach of the geneva conventions so extremely difficult for families to watch. aiden has been allowed some phone calls home to his mother since being held captive and impact those holding him have contacted his mother themselves and he has been allowed some brief conversations. but everyone who knows him does not believe he is being able to speak freely. the families continue

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different.y had been fighting in ukraine's military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 20 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and reportg that t sad ighey ll face a as called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. their families are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they hav become part of russia's propaganda war. laura: president biden is to meet brazils leader, gyre bolsonaro, at the summit of america in los angeles. the two men do not see iti, which along with -- do not ci to t see eye to eye. ask bolsonaro to intensify the search for u.k. journalist john phillips and an a digit -- and an indigenous official. there is a u.k. ban on the sale of ivory that comes into force this week. es ititinvy onganebb b sellec rl offering ivory for sale, i leaving the word ivory off the listing. ebay, which says i

this was aiden aslin�*s last message to family and friends before he was captured. didn't really have any other choice other than to surrender. he'd spent weeks defending the besieged city of mariupol before his unit had to give themselves up. to lay down our arms and head towards the russian soldiers. days later, his family in nottinghamshire watched as footage of him emerged looking bruised and in handcuffs on russian television, being interrogated about his actions. today, on kremlin—backed media, the men were shown arriving for sentencing in donetsk, which is under the control of pro—russian rebels. the court where the supposed trial was held is not internationally recognised. what has happened today i think is one of the most extraordinary things i've seen in recent years. british citizens being in a show trial and then condemned to death, for no reason whatsoever. the russian ambassador and the russian government need to know they won't get away with this. and sharing footage of prisoners of war is viewed as a breach of the geneva conventions, so for now we're

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different. military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 2018 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. but russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and are reporting that they will face a firing squad. the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. the remains of europe's largest ever land—based dinosaur discovered on the isle of wight. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops have begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the divisi

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different.raine's military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 2018 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. but russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and are reporting that they will face a firing squad. the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin in the donbas in eastern ukraine. does the british government have any hope of getting them released? i think that is unclear at the moment and it is unclear if there will be an attempt to carry out the sentences. they have been handed down by a court that is not internationally recognised, in a self—declared republic, the dpr, which is not recognised by anyone except russia. there is little do

this was aiden aslin's last message to family and friends before he was captured.spent weeks defending the besieged city of mariupol before his unit had to give themselves up. to lay down our arms and head towards the russian soldiers. days later, his family in nottinghamshire watched as footage of him emerged looking bruised and in handcuffs on russian television, being interrogated about his actions. and sharing footage of prisoners of war is viewed as a breach of the geneva conventions, so for now we're not broadcasting the full clips. there have been many ukrainian soldiers captured during the fighting, but it's pretty clear as british men in this conflict their treatment has been very different. now, the court footage shows them only answering that they were happy for the trial to proceed without witnesses, but it's unclear of course what duress they may have been under. what has happened today i think is one of the most extraordinary things i have seenin extraordinary things i have seen in recent years. british citizens being in a show trial and then condemne

our correspondent emma vardy has got to know aiden aslin's family.s. don't forget, before this supposed a trial, aiden aslin was paraded on russian television looking bruised, in handcuffs, being interrogated for russian audiences to see. you know, it was bizarre and disturbing viewing, and of course many people here agree that is in a breach of the geneva conventions. so, extremely difficult for families to watch. now, aiden has been allowed some phone calls home to his mother since he's been held captive, and in fact, those holding him have contacted his mother themselves and he's been allowed some brief conversations. but everyone who knows aiden certainly doesn't believe he's being able to speak freely. the families continue to hope there can be some negotiated prisoner exchange. the foreign office is supporting the families, but of course the foreign office is quite limited in what it can do in these circumstances. aiden and shaun had very much made ukraine their second home before the russian invasion. aiden's family, in fact, had been to visit

so for now, the fate of aiden aslin and shaun pinner remains uncertain.and legal advice. james landale, bbc news. it can take place ahead of the commonwealth games in birmingham in july. travellers on the railway set all london underground are facing disruption later this month because of strikes by the rmt and unite. coronavirus cases have risen slightly in the uk for the first time in two months, according to estimates from the office for national statistics. roughly one in 65 are estimated to have the virus last week, up from one and 70 previously. it's due to two new variance of omicron. a 17th—century ship — the gloucester — which sank off the coast of norfolk has been found — and experts say it's the most important maritime discovery since the mary rose was raised a0 years ago. the gloucester ran aground off the coast of great yarmouth in 1682. the wreck�*s location was unknown until it was discovered by divers after a four—year search. our east of england correspondentjo black reports from great yarmouth. beneath the surface, 30 miles off the great

aiden aslin and shaun pinner from britain either side of saaudun brahim from morocco, or member of theim from morocco, all members of the ukrainian armed forces, convicted of being mercenaries and facing a sentence of death. these pictures show the two britain's —— these pictures show the two britons military unit on patrol in eastern ukraine in 2020, two years before the latest russian invasion. both men talking openly about why they had chosen to live in ukraine and serve in its army. i've been here two years now. and love it, made a life here, settled down, got a girlfriend in mariupol, plan to get married maybe and now i'm in the marines in ukraine. in a sense, it is like my war because even though i'm not ukrainian, this is on my doorstep. but this courts in a russian court in east ukraine hasjudged both men to be mercenaries, a court not recognised internationally. we are not showing footage of the trial inside but russian state media said the men had a month to appeal. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the buttons on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpar

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different.ghting in ukraine's military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 2018 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. but russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and are reporting that they will face a firing squad. the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. 0ur diplomatic correspondent explained why aiden aslin and shaun pinner have been treated so differently from other ukrainian prisoners of war. they were full members of the ukrainian armed forces — and yet, despite all that, they have been convicted by this court which is not recognised internationally because the republic is not recognised internationally except by one country, russia. but they have been convicted, amongst

this is aiden aslin during the battle for mariupol.h he and shaun pinner were captured back in april. now they are part of russia's propaganda war with moscow claiming they are foreign mercenaries. they may be killed quickly as shock value, but as everyone expects they are not, then they will be held as a diplomatic tool and i think the bigger picture here, what is happening is that the russians are going to become increasingly aggressive as part of the indirect conflict against the baltic republics, against the poles, against the uk and others, who are close to the ukrainian administration. it's true that foreign fighters signed up alongside ukrainians after the russian invasion, but that's not the case for aiden and shaun. they had made their lives in ukraine some years ago, serving in its armed forces for several years prior. a us army medic trained aiden aslin. he went to ukraine in 2017. he has a ukrainian fiance. they do have, or did have a home outside of mariupol. he was part of the 36th marine brigade. so, yeah, he did have a

reporter: in a phone call to his mother, aiden aslin said his captors had informed him that the executionahead. >> was given one month, and time is running out. aiden was told that he was going to be executed. reporter: the uk's foreign minister has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy, but hopes for a pardon or an appeal for his family appear to be fading. aiden and shawn have lived in ukraine since 20 19, appearing here in a documentary made after they became marines in the ukraine armed forces. >> even though i am not ukrainian, this is on my doorstep. reporter: after the russian invasion, they spent weeks defending the besieged city of mariupol before having to surrender. >> these are two men who came here a few years ago before this invasion started. reporter: speaking from ukraine, another member of the marines who served in their unit said the death sentence showed russia's disregard for international law. >> iis absolutely dire. at this poini really hope that the u.k. government as well as the ukrainian government is going to step up and figure out someway way to negotiate

this is aiden aslin during the battle for mariupol.ner were captured back in april. now they are part of russia's propaganda war, with moscow claiming they are foreign mercenaries. they may be killed quickly as shock value, but if, as everyone expects, they are not, then they will be held as a diplomatic tool and i think the bigger picture here, what is happening is that the russians are going to become increasingly aggressive as part of the indirect conflict against the baltic republics, against the poles, against the uk and others, who are close to the ukrainian administration. it's true that foreign fighters signed up alongside ukrainians after the russian invasion, but that's not the case for aiden and shaun. they had made their lives in ukraine some years ago, serving in its armed forces for several years prior. a us army medic trained aiden aslin. he went to ukraine in 2017. he has a ukrainian fiance. they do have, or did have a home outside of mariupol. he was part of the 36th marine brigade. so, yeah, he did have a well establi

aiden aslin was captured alongside fellow uk national shaun pinner while serving with the ukrainian armyhire have called for more to be done to help release them. 0ur correspondent emma vardy reports. it's been an agonising wait for aiden aslin and shaun pinner since being told they face the death penalty. the sentence was handed down a fortnight ago to the two men, and a moroccan national, in an unrecognised court in an area controlled by russian backed separatists. your son rings to say that he is going to be, he's going to be killed. in a phone call to his mother, aiden said his captors have informed him the execution will go ahead. he was given a month, and time is running out. and aiden was told that he was going to be executed. the uk's foreign ministers called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. but hopes for a pardon or an appeal to his family appear to be fading. aiden and shaun have lived in ukraine since 2018, appearing here in a documentary made after they became marines in ukraine's armed forces. in a sense, like, it is like my war, because, like, even though i'm not ukra

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had served in ukraine's armed forces for several years.ry their home. but now these two britons have been sentenced to death for being mercenaries. if you are watching this, it means that we have surrendered... both men had been defending the city of mariupol. this was mr aslin�*s last video message before they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. the two britons were convicted by a court in russian—held eastern ukraine, a court not recognised internationally. russian state television said the man had a month to appeal. mr aslin�*s former mp said he hoped both men could be swapped for russian prisoners. there are prisoner exchanges happening between ukrainian and the russian army. and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that would give priority to aiden and shaun, in those exchanges. but this, of course, relies on russia playing ball. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba. in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were prisoners

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while with the ukrainian army and tried as mercenaries by—called donetsk people's republic in eastern ukraine. our correspondent joe inwood is in kyiv. we've heard a lot of talk about what can be done by the british government to get aiden aslin and shaun pinner out. but in reality, the diplomatic levers they can pull are quite limited. we've had a statement condemning the sentence from liz truss, the british foreign secretary, and dmytro kuleba, her counterpart in ukraine. but more than that, it's difficult to know what they can do. there are no formal relations between the british government and the donetsk people's republic — it doesn't even recognise its legitimacy. and of course, the ukrainians and dnr are at war so there's no options there. in terms of sanctions, the british have pretty much put all the sanctions they can get the global community to go along with on the russians, and by extension the dnr, as a consequence of the invasion, so i can't see how those can be stepped up. we get then onto the legal route. there is an appeal t

but aiden aslin and shaun pinner were different.ing in ukraine's military for a number of years. aiden aslin passed out as a marine after moving to ukraine in 2018 and was engaged to be married to a ukrainian. but russian channels have called the men foreign mercenaries, and are reporting that they will face a firing squad. the foreign secretary liz truss has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. theirfamilies are hoping it may be possible to negotiate a prisoner exchange. but for now, for their involvement in ukraine's conflict, they have become part of russia's propaganda war. emma vardy, bbc news. our international correspondent orla guerin is in eastern ukraine. with more and what we know about the sentences. it is also unclear if there will be any attempt to actually carry out these sentences. they have been handed down by a court that is not internationally recognised, in a self—declared republic, the dpr, which is not recognised by anyone except russia. there is little doubt that the officials in the dpr actually take

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while fighting with the ukrainian army.s. i've been here two years now, so, and love it. made a life here, settled down, got a girlfriend in mariupol, planning to get married maybe. and now i'm in the marines in ukraine. the uk government says their sentencing is a clear breach of the geneva conventions. also today... the uk government's plans to send some migrants to rwanda is unlawful,

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had served in ukraine's armed forces for several years. home. but now these two britons have been sentenced to death for being mercenaries. if you are watching this, it means that we have surrendered... both men had been defending the city of mariupol. this was mr aslin�*s last video message before they ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. the two britons were convicted by a court in russian—held eastern ukraine, a court not recognised internationally. russian state television said the men had a month to appeal. mr aslin�*s former mp said he hoped both men could be swapped for russian prisoners. there are prisoner exchanges happening between the ukrainian and the russian army. and the ukrainian ambassador told me last night that they would give priority to aiden and shaun in one of those exchanges, but that, of course, relies on russia playing ball. the foreign secretary, liz truss, discussed the situation on the phone this morning with her ukrainian counterpart, dmytro kuleba. in a tweet afterwards, she said the men were pr

are you aware of whether aiden aslin's mother has heard from her son? newark can see him once again and know that this ordeal is finally over. once again and know that this ordeal is finally over-— is finally over. robert jenrick mp, thank ou is finally over. robert jenrick mp, thank you for— is finally over. robert jenrick mp, thank you forjoining _ is finally over. robert jenrick mp, thank you forjoining us _ is finally over. robert jenrick mp, thank you forjoining us on - is finally over. robert jenrick mp, thank you forjoining us on bbc i thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the cost of filling an average family car with petrol has reached £100 for the first time. petrol retailers are charging on average 182 pence a litre, with some forecourts charging more than two pounds. the increase is largely blamed on the impact of the war in ukraine on global energy supplies. in the past few minutes, the prime minister said the government had already cut fuel duty by 5p and urged businesses to pass on savings to consumers. our economics correspondent andy veri

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been fighting for ukraine.ell mr lavrov that in the eyes of the west, russia is responsible for their fate. translation: i am not interested in the eyes i of the west at all. i am only interested in international law. according to international law, mercenaries are not recognised as combatants. translation: but they're not mercenaries, they served in the ukrainian army. translation: this should be decided by a court. - translation: you think the court is independent there? translation: i'm| convinced there are independent courts there. do you think your courts are independent? and on uk—russian relations, no expectation of an improvement. translation: i don't think there's even any room - for manoeuvre any more, because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that we should defeat russia, we should force russia to its knees. go on then, do it. let's also look at what's happening on the ground in ukraine. the leaders of the three most powerful countries in the european union, italy, germany and france, visite

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been fighting for ukraine. of the west, russia is responsible for their fate. translation: i am not interested i in the eyes of the west at all. i i am only interested in international law. according to international law, mercenaries are not recognised as combatants. translation: but they're not mercenaries, they served in the ukrainian army. translation: this should be decided by a court. - translation: you think the court is independent there? translation: i'm convinced - there are independent courts there. do you think your courts are independent? and on uk russian relations, no expectation of an improvement. translation: i don't think there's| any room for manoeuvre any more, because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that we should defeat russia, we should force russia to its knees. go on then, do it. basically, what sergei lavrov is saying there to britain and to the west ways, bring it on. nearly four months after the invasion the russian authorities are defiant, they are determined and they are

the side of ukraine and who during this trial were called mercenaries, it is about the british aiden aslinduna brama and we to we will definitely return to this topic tomorrow and we will consider it carefully from all sides, because on our broadcast the experts repeatedly voiced the thesis that they allow such a show trial against the defenders of mariupol to take place. well, today is the first such in the meantime, ukraine is fighting for the status of a candidate for membership of the european union, and poland is actively helping in this. polish president angeli duda went on a tour of europe to convince his colleagues to secure this status for the country suffering from of unprecedented russian aggression, the ukrainian diplomatic landing force is also working, but seven more eu countries remain in the ranks of skeptics, this is the figure of radio svoboda, and today in brussels , the vice-prime minister for european integration, olga stefanishyna, announced our correspondent from brussels, zoryana stepanenko, e- zoryana reports that in brussels they offer a different format, the so-c

britain's sean piner and aiden aslin and moroccan brahim saadun were accused of mercenary and actions aimed at seizing power nato does not see any danger of military aggression by russia against sweden and finland due to the accession of these countries to the alliance, said the deputy secretary general of security and defense mircea joanna the kremlin at the moment unable to threaten the candidate countries militarily, in addition, sweden and finland have their own military potential, this is also a deterrent for putin's aggressive intentions, as well as the army both countries are already conducting active exercises with nato, let me remind you that finland and sweden have announced their intention to join the security defense union. russia is destroying the world order . an example of what happens when conquerors flout the rules that protect everyone this is what happens when great powers decide that their imperial appetites are more important than the rights of peaceful neighbors if not to intervene - this will lead to the creation of a world filled with chaos and disorder, in whi

aiden aslin, as well as the moroccan sadu nabrahim, who fought in the armed forces of ukraine, similars against prisoners of war are a war crime in the case of the death penalty, guarantees of a fair trial are extremely important to sow and harvest from ukrainian fields that were mined by the occupiers, the development of vinnytsia scientists is a new technology search and marking of explosive objects in the world there are many analogues of demining of arable land, but to use a whole complex of unmanned aerial vehicles, navigation and a tractor and a search engine change were the first to think of this vinnytsia developers as a camera as a night device nothing in principle, in any devices that help, for example, the economy, the drone develops an electronic diagram of the field, then lays out a route for the tractor with special devices and all this is controlled through the navigator such a system for processing the fields were developed in peacetime by the agrarian scientists of the vinnytsia region, for this they even created a research center, now this improved development will de

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been fighting for ukraine.the eyes of the west, russia is responsible for their fate. i am not interested in the eyes of the west at all. i am only interested in international law. according to international law, mercenaries are not recognised as combatants. but they�*re not mercenaries — they served in the ukrainian army. this should be decided by a court. you think the court is independent there? i�*m convinced there are independent courts there. do you think your courts are independent? and on uk—russian relations, no expectation of an improvement. i don�*t think there�*s even any room for manoeuvre anymore because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that "we should defeat russia. "we should force russia to its knees". go on then, do it. steve rosenberg there. earlier i spoke to dr evelyn farkas, the executive director of the mccain institute. i asked her what she thought of the bbc interview with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. well, ifound it, you know, typical russian disinformation. you kn

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were fighters in the ukrainian military who were captured in april in mariupol, footage shared on social media by russia's state—run news agency appeared to show the pair pleading guilty in court to �*training in order to carry out terrorist activities�*. a third man, believed to be a morroccan national, was also seen next to them in the dock. the uk government has said it is "deeply concerned" following the death sentences handed to the britons. speaking to the bbc in the past hour, the mp for aslan�*s family, robertjenrick, has condemned the �*soviet—era show trial�*. this has been a soviet—era show trial winner evidence has been brought forward to condemn these individuals, these are two british citizens who have been serving in the ukrainian armed forces long before the illegal invasion of ukraine by putin. they were captured by the russian armed forces near mariupol and should be being treated in accordance with the geneva convention, which is international law, as prisoners of war. instead, they've been badly treated. they appear to have been bruised and b

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been fighting for ukraine.es of the west, russia is responsible for their fate. i am not interested in the eyes of the west at all. i am only interested in international law. according to international law, mercenaries are not recognised as combatants. but they�*re not mercenaries — they served in the ukrainian army. this should be decided by a court. you think the court is independent there? i�*m convinced there are independent courts there. do you think your courts are independent? and on uk—russian relations, no expectation of an improvement. i don�*t think there�*s even any room for manoeuvre any more because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that "we should defeat russia. "we should force russia to its knees". go on then, do it. let�*s speak to kateryna malofieieva who�*s a freelance journalist in kyiv. you�*ve spent a lot of time in donbas and the areas around kyiv that are now the focus of war crimes investigation. you also have direct contact with a commander from the ukrainian army in severodo

an unrecognised court in the rebel—held area of donetsk found aiden aslin and shaun pinner — along withnces read reports. britain has called it a sham judgement with no legitimacy, both of these men could face death by firing squad.- death by firing squad. didn't really have _ death by firing squad. didn't really have any _ death by firing squad. didn't really have any choice - death by firing squad. didn't really have any choice other| really have any choice other than to surrender.— than to surrender. this is durin: than to surrender. this is during the _ than to surrender. this is during the battle - than to surrender. this is during the battle for- than to surrender. this is| during the battle for maria paul. they were both captured backin paul. they were both captured back in april. now they are part of the propaganda war with moscow claiming they are foreign mercenaries. everyone ex - ects foreign mercenaries. everyone exoects they — foreign mercenaries. everyone expects they are _ foreign mercenaries. everyone expects they are not, - foreign mercenaries. everyone expects they are

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while with the ukrainian army and tried as mercenaries byled donetsk people's republic in eastern ukraine. our correspondent joe inwood is in kyiv. in reality the diplomatic levers they can pull are quite limited. we had a statement from liz truss and dmytro kuleba but more than that it's difficult to know what they can do. there are no formal relations between the british government and the donetsk people's republic, it doesn't even recognise its legitimacy and of course the ukrainians and dnr are at war so there no options there. in terms of sanctions, the british have put all the sanctions they can to get the global community that can go along with on the russians and dnr as a consequence of the invasion. we get onto the legal route. there is an appeal that men can make, they got 30 days to do so and we understand they are planning on doing it but all that would give would be to reduce their sentence from death by firing squad to life imprisonment, still an incredibly harsh sentence for people who are fighting on the legitimate side of th

shaun pinner and aiden aslin had been fighting for ukraine.ible for their fate. i am not interested in the eyes of the west at all. i am only interested in international law. according to international law, mercenaries are not recognized as mercenaries are not recognised as combatants. but they are not mercenaries, they served in the ukrainian army. this should be decided by a court. and on uk russian relations, no expectation of an improvement. i don't think there's any room for maneuvering any more because both borisjohnson and liz truss can say openly that we should defeat russia and we should force russia to its knees. go on then, do it. and that sounds more like a threat than an invitation. the time is 18.17... our top story this evening: uk interest rates hit their highest level since 2009 — as the bank of england hints there could be more increases ahead. and there could be more increases ahead. coming up, i surrey and coming up, we will be live in surrey talking about the weather. temperatures across the uk are heading towards 30 degre

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were two british _ please?y can to get them back in some sort of prisoner exchange, maybe, but at the moment there is grave concern over their fate and what might come of any court case. their fate and what might come of any court case-— their fate and what might come of any court case. were now, thank you ve much any court case. were now, thank you very much indeed. _ borisjohnson is facing pressure from some of his mps to cut taxes — after surviving a confidence vote earlier this week. they believe the move could rebuild unity in the conservative party and help tackle the soaring cost of living. let's get the latest on this with our political correspondent, nick eardley. good morning. i guess this is the time now when borisjohnson is trying to turn attention away from what happened yesterday and earlier in the week. ., ~ what happened yesterday and earlier in the week. . ~ what happened yesterday and earlier in the week-— in the week. yeah, i think so. one ofthe in the week. yeah, i think so. one of the reall

aiden aslin and shaun pinner were captured while with the ukrainian army and tried as mercenaries bye so—called donetsk people's republic in eastern ukraine. joe inwood is in kyiv this morning — so what will the next steps be? we have been talking to the two british men's mps we will be talking to one today as well, they have been urging intervention, but what now? prime minister borisjohnson has urged his ministers to do everything they can, but in truth it is difficult to know what that really could be. foreign secretary les truss spoke to her counterpart here, both of them downstairs and said it was a brief of the conventions. but in terms of black leaders that can be pulled, you don't know what they can grasp for, there are no formal relations between the united kingdom and the donetsk people's republic, they don't recognise it or the court, there is not much they can do legally automatically. between ukraine and the donetsk people �*s republic there is a state of war, so there are no diplomatic levers they can pull. and in terms of sanctions they have been stepped up continuousl

these two men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, were fighting with ukrainian forces in the city of mariupolheld out for so long against the russians. �* , ., the russians. a few weeks before the ci fell, the russians. a few weeks before the city fell. both — the russians. a few weeks before the city fell, both men _ the russians. a few weeks before the city fell, both men are _ the russians. a few weeks before the city fell, both men are surrendered i city fell, both men are surrendered to russian forces and were taken into captivity. not much was seen of them after that, save for one video which was rather injured looking mr aslin apparently being interviewed under duress. we saw them again yesterday, they appeared in a courtroom, a court run by pro russian separatists, charged with a number of offences, but not as prisoners of war, as their families had hoped, but as foreign mercenaries. we do not know exactly the timetable for this, but we do know that the separatists have said that the charges that they are facing could result in a death penalty. facing could result in a death enal . �*

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been fighting for ukraine.fate. translation: i am not interested i in the eyes of the west at all. i i am only interested in international law. according to international law, mercenaries are not recognised as combatants. translation: but they're not mercenaries, they served in the ukrainian army. translation: this should be decided by a court. - translation: you think the court is independent there? translation: i'm convinced - there are independent courts there. do you think your courts are independent? and on uk—russian relations, no expectation of an improvement. translation: i don't think there's even any room - for manoeuvre any more, because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that we should defeat russia, we should force russia to its knees. go on then, do it. returning to the subject of what's what will happen later today when european officials approved a new status of ukraine in terms of its application to become a member of the european union. we canjoin our european correspondentjessica euro

aiden aslin and shaun pinner had been fighting for ukraine.ukrainian army. translation: this should be decided by a court. i translation: you think the court's independent there? translation: i'm convinced i there are independent courts there. do you think your courts are independent? and on uk—russian relations, no expectation of an improvement. translation: i don't think there's even any room i for manoeuvre any more, because both borisjohnson and liz truss say openly that we should defeat russia, we should force russia to its knees. go on, then, do it. steve rosenberg speaking to sergei lavrov, russia's foreign minister. the first ever women's health ambassadorfor england has been appointed — a role aimed at helping to close the gender gap in healthcare. dame lesley regan will take up the position after more than four decades working in women's health. she says she intends to use her position to address the inequalities that exist across society. i think the emphasis i really would like to have is on the things that affect most women all th

it is two men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, they have been fighting for several years with the ukrainianhtening because we don't know what will become of them now. we know the foreign office is doing what it can behind the scenes, talking to the families, trying to negotiate if there will be some sort of prisoner exchange, but this is the reality now. they are being paraded on russian media, interrogated for russian audiences to see, and who knows what kind of duress they are under? this is not a normal court that we would be used to here. but cast your mind back to the beginning of the invasion of ukraine, there were a lot of people who went out from the uk, the us, all over the world, who wanted to help defend ukraine and theyjoined the international legion, other militia groups out there. but shaun and aiden are different because they actually moved to ukraine in 2018. aiden passed out as a marine a few years ago, he is engaged to a ukrainian woman who has now come over here, actually, so his life was very much in ukraine. he wasn't some warjunkie, some sort of thrill—seeker who just