Zelenskiy urged to intervene in case of British soldier who deserted to fight in Ukraine

Exclusive: Celebrated Ukrainian commander asks president to call for pardon for Alexander Garms-Rizzi

A decorated Ukrainian commander has urged Volodymyr Zelenskiy to intervene in the case of a British soldier who has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after deserting his unit to go to fight in Ukraine.

Alexander Garms-Rizzi, 21, slipped away from his regiment while it was deployed in Estonia and joined Ukraine's foreign legion. He spent six months fighting on the frontline near the southern city of Mykolaiv before returning to the UK.