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  • High-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway

    01/19/2023 2:42:24 AM PST · by EBH · 31 replies
    AP ^ | 1/16/22
    A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has sought asylum in Norway, authorities said Monday. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, also known by its Norwegian acronym UDI, confirmed to The Associated Press that Andrey Medvedev has sought shelter in Norway. "For reasons of security and privacy, the UDI cannot comment further on this matter,” UDI said in an email to the AP. His Norwegian lawyer, Brynjulf Risnes, confirmed that Medvedev was in Norway and had sought asylum. The case was handed to the Norwegian immigration police and the man...
  • Russia's Wagner Group commander requests Norway asylum

    01/16/2023 12:49:10 PM PST · by Timber Rattler · 31 replies
    BBC.com ^ | January 16, 2023 | Matt Murphy
    A former commander with the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group has claimed asylum in Norway after deserting from the mercenary outfit. Andrey Medvedev, 26, crossed the border into Norway last Friday, where he was detained by border guards. He is currently being held in the Oslo area where he faces charges of illegal entry to Norway, his lawyer Brynjulf Risnes told the BBC. Mr Risnes said his client left Wagner after witnessing war crimes in Ukraine. The Norwegian Border Guard confirmed to the BBC that a Russian man had been detailed after crossing the country's 198 kilometres (123 miles) long border...