Russia's War Against Ukraine OP-ED

Halya Coynash: Briton charged with terrorism for involvement with Kremlin-backed militants in Donbas

By Halya Coynash.
Ben Stimson is seen posing with a pro-Russian separatist in Luhansk in this screenshot taken from YouTube. (YouTube)

British prosecutors have accepted that fighting on the side of the Kremlin-backed militants in eastern Ukraine falls under the UK Terrorism Act.  Whether or not British national Ben Stimson can convince a UK court that he wasn’t really fighting in Donbas, the fact that he is on trial at all is an important precedent.

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