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Andrey Medvedev, 26, deserted after reportedly witnessing war crimes in Ukraine and is willing to reveal what he saw, his lawyer says

M Christine Lambrecht, Germanys minister of defense, said she resigned ahead of a U.S.-led meeting of Western allies to coordinate military support for Ukraine at Ramstein Air Base because "the media focus on my person" was distracting from policy decisions.

The former commander of the Wagner Group of Russian mercenaries requested asylum in Norway after leaving the group.

Lawyer says man claiming to be a former commander in private military contractor group willing to speak to war crimes investigators

The rare defection by a former member of the notorious Russian paramilitary force could aid investigations into Moscow’s atrocities.

The former mercenary said he crossed Russias Arctic border with Norway, where he had to climb through barbed-wire fences and escape a border patrol with dogs.

A former Russian commander of the mercenary Wagner Group has deserted his post in Ukraine to seek asylum in Norway. 

A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who fought in Ukraine said he has fled to Norway and is seeking asylum in fear for his life after witnessing the killing and mistreatment of Russian…

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…

U.S. Army General Mark Milley and his Ukrainian counterpart met at a military base in southeastern Poland on Tuesday in their first face-to-face talks, a