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Related: About this forumEx- Wagner commander Andrei Medvedev has been arrested by Norwegian police - Times Radio
Former commander of the Wagner group, Andrei Medvedev, was arrested on suspicion of attempting to return to Russia, illegally, after seeking asylum in Norway earlier this year.
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Ex- Wagner commander Andrei Medvedev has been arrested by Norwegian police - Times Radio (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Sep 2023
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Eugene
(64,574 posts)1. Ex-Wagner commander arrested in Norway for attempting return to Russia
Ex-Wagner commander arrested in Norway for attempting return to Russia (Reuters)
https://news.yahoo.com/ex-wagner-commander-arrested-norway-101344603.html
Just a misunderstanding, his lawyer says.
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police have arrested a former commander of the Wagner mercenary group on suspicion that he tried to illegally cross the border back into Russia after seeking asylum in Norway earlier this year, the man's lawyer said on Saturday.
Andrei Medvedev, who escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border with Norway, has described running as Russian guards fired shots at him. He has spoken about his time fighting in Ukraine as part of the Wagner group.
Police said in a statement late on Friday that a man in his 20s had been taken into custody for attempting to illegally cross the Russian border, but did not name him. An officer with the Finnmark local police declined to give the arrested man's identity.
Andrei Medvedev, who escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border with Norway, has described running as Russian guards fired shots at him. He has spoken about his time fighting in Ukraine as part of the Wagner group.
Police said in a statement late on Friday that a man in his 20s had been taken into custody for attempting to illegally cross the Russian border, but did not name him. An officer with the Finnmark local police declined to give the arrested man's identity.
https://news.yahoo.com/ex-wagner-commander-arrested-norway-101344603.html
Just a misunderstanding, his lawyer says.
flying_wahini
(8,060 posts)2. He was just going back for his phone. Probably

2naSalit
(96,534 posts)3. K&R