The former commander of the Russian private military company Wagner, who sought asylum in Norway after crossing the Russian-Norwegian border in January, said today that he wants to return to Russia, even though he believes it could put his life at risk. him, reported Reuters.
Andrei Medvedev, who has previously spoken about his time fighting in Ukraine, said in one of several videos posted on YouTube that he decided to return to his homeland on his own.
The 26-year-old said he felt like “some kind of boy in a grown-up game” that he no longer wanted to be a part of.
“I recently decided that I am ready to return to the Russian Federation. I contacted the Russian embassy in Oslo for help to facilitate my return,” Medvedev said in one of five short videos, adding that he made the decision alone.
He fled Russia across its Arctic border with Norway in January. Medvedev said he ran through barbed wire fences and managed to avoid contact with border patrol dogs, hearing Russian guards firing as he ran through a forest and across a frozen river.
His story made headlines around the world as a rare example of a man defecting to a Western country claiming to have fought for the Wagner mercenary group in Ukraine.
At the time, Medvedev said he was seeking asylum in Norway because he feared for his life after witnessing the killing and abuse of Russian prisoners recruited by the mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, BTA reported.
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2023-05-18 05:32:00
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