Russia has been told to prevent the execution of two Britons who were captured while fighting for Ukraine, by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin were sentenced by a Russian proxy court -which is not internationally recognised – in eastern Ukraine earlier this month.
In an emergency ruling, the ECHR said Russia must ensure the death penalty is not carried out, but Russia has dismissed the call for the men to be spared.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “You know that Russia no longer complies with the requirements of the ECHR,” in remarks quoted by the Interfax news agency.
He added that the fate of the men was a matter for the pro-Russian, breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic.
Earlier this month, the family of Mr Aslin said he had been told that the execution would be carried out.
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