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catbyte

(34,469 posts) Tue Jan 17, 2023, 09:07 AM Jan 2023

Russia's Wagner Group commander requests Norway asylum - BBC News

A former commander with the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group has claimed asylum in Norway after deserting from the mercenary outfit.

Andrey Medvedev, 26, is currently being held in the Oslo area where he faces charges of illegal entry to Norway, his lawyer Brynjulf Risnes has told the BBC.

Mr Risnes said his client left Wagner after witnessing war crimes in Ukraine.

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Russia's Wagner Group commander requests Norway asylum - BBC News (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2023 OP

Better keep him in custody. Don't trust them Raven123 Jan 2023 #1

I trust this guy as far as I can throw a grand piano Warpy Jan 2023 #4

Sometimes you make a deal with a mob hitman... nycbos Jan 2023 #2

Geez wiz ...... Lovie777 Jan 2023 #3

Raven123

(4,878 posts)

1. Better keep him in custody. Don't trust them

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2023, 09:14 AM

Jan 2023

Warpy

(111,367 posts)

4. I trust this guy as far as I can throw a grand piano

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 17, 2023, 11:51 AM

Jan 2023

These are bad guys. Their job is to commit war crimes. This asshole should probably never be allowed into a civilian population, anywhere.

nycbos

(6,039 posts)

2. Sometimes you make a deal with a mob hitman...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2023, 09:57 AM

Jan 2023

... if he can give you The Don.

This seems to be a similar situation on a much bigger and more horrific scale. Hopefully he can provide the Norwegian security services with good intelligence that could help the Ukrainians.

Lovie777

(12,342 posts)

3. Geez wiz ......

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2023, 10:01 AM

Jan 2023

I believe a Rambo type Russian actor said he'll fight with Ukraine.

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