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British government vows to do 'whatever it takes' to secure release of citizens jailed in Ukraine

The men are being held in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic. (Konstantin Mihalchevskiy/Sputnik via AFP)

The UK says it will do whatever it takes to secure the release of two British prisoners sentenced to death in Ukraine, but has given no indication it will negotiate with the Kremlin-backed "Donetsk People's Republic".

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