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The British authorities ignored appeals with regard to the detention in Ukraine of reporter Graham Phillips cooperating with Russia Today (RT), RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said.

“No news on Graham Phillips abducted by military in Ukraine. We are
contacting all British authorities – they do not care about the fellow
citizen,” Simonyan tweeted on Wednesday.

Freelance British reporter Phillips was detained by the Ukrainian
special services. Servicemen questioned the journalist and demanded
accreditation ID, RT has reported.