Police investigate pro-Putin Brit who taunted Ukraine PoW in video following his capture

This article reports that police are investigating Graham Phillips. In fact, police had not confirmed at time of publication that they were investigating Mr Phillips, who disputes that any such investigation was ongoing. Further, the article also previously stated that Graham Phillips posted a video of himself interviewing and taunting Shaun Pinner - another UK national held prisoner by Russia after being captured fighting with Ukrainian forces - as well as Aiden Aslin. Although Shaun Pinner believed it was Mr Phillips who talked to him, he subsequently discovered that it was a different individual, and video of the interview was not posted by Mr Phillips. This correction has been published following an upheld ruling by the Independent Press Standards Organisation.

POLICE are investigating a pro-Putin Brit who taunted Ukraine PoW Aiden Aslin on video following his capture.

The Met’s War Crimes Team are probing YouTube propagandist Graham Phillips, who interrogated Aiden and accused him of being a mercenary.

Phillips, 43, originally from Nottingham, uploaded his 44-minute verbal assault of handcuffed Aiden, 28, who was injured and distressed in jail in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.

MPs said he breached the Geneva Convention which bars filming designed to “humiliate” PoWs.

Aiden, who faced death as a “terrorist” mercenary despite serving in Ukraine’s army, said: “He spoke to me like my fate had been sealed.

“It was like he knew I was going to be executed. He was complicit in my torture.

"He’s a war criminal, scum. I want him prosecuted.”

Aiden’s mum, Angela Wood, 51, said: “One day he’ll be in the dock. I’ll be watching. We’ll get justice.”

Aiden — back home in Newark, Notts, after a prisoner swap — confirmed cops had quizzed him about the role of ex-civil servant Phillips, who moved to Ukraine to live.

The Met Police said: “We continue to engage with the Ukrainian community in the UK to identify potential witnesses and victims.”