Graham William Phillips says he has been handed a 'complete asset freeze'
The man behind the YouTube video that saw war prisoner Aiden Aslin speaking after he was captured by Russians has reportedly become the first UK citizen put on a government sanctions list. Graham William Phillips, a journalist originally from Nottingham, said he will be handed a "complete asset freeze" after posting pro-Kremlin material from Russian-occupied areas on his YouTube channel.
He is one of 42 new designations added to the UK’s Russia sanctions list. Other additions include Russia’s minister and deputy minister of justice and two nephews of the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who was himself placed under sanctions by Britain in March. "Further, from Aiden's point of view, it gave him the unique opportunity to communicate with his family, and make an appeal directly to then Prime Minister Boris Johnson. However, no one was interested in any of that, from the UK, it was all just about demonising the guy who did the interview. Ok then. From my side, no regrets, because there is nothing to regret, I'm proud of the interview with Aiden as a quality piece of journalistic work.
Contrary to the Kremlin’s propaganda and Phillips' claims, Aiden Aslin is not a mercenary. In a previous interview with Nottinghamshire Live, his mum Ang Wood explained that Aiden has been living in Ukraine and serving in its armed forces before Russia’s illegal invasion. "What we really want is to make sure that any prisoner of war is treated fairly in line with the Geneva Convention, and when the war is over, they will be repatriated back to their country. That is the whole point of the convention, that once you have been captured you are treated fairly as a prisoner of war."
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