Mr Huynh, an ex-US Marine also from Alabama, added: “The Western media said Russian troops often kill you after capture, but my captors ended up treating me better.” In what may be a sign that the Kremlin is now seeking an end to the conflict, he added: “I hope there will be some diplomatic solution to this. I realise that the Russian and Ukrainian people are fighting for very much the same thing and the answer is diplomacy not war.” At one point his interrogator asked him: “You do know about the death sentence that was ordered on the two British soldiers, and are you aware of the realistic possibility that death may happen to you?” Mr Huynh replied: “I know that I have committed crimes and I am willing to accept my punishment.”
