A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway told Reuters he wanted to apologize for fighting in Ukraine and was speaking out to bring the perpetrators of crimes to justice.
Andrei Medvedev, who crossed the Russian-Norwegian border on Jan. 13, said he witnessed the killing and mistreatment by Wagner of Russian convicts"Many consider me to be a scoundrel, a criminal, a murderer," Medvedev, 26, said in an interview. "First of all, repeatedly, and again, I would like to apologize, and although I don't know how it would be received, I want to say I'm sorry.
Asked about other incidents he witnessed, he said he could not comment on them at this stage as a Norwegian police investigation about war crimes was ongoing.Kripos, Norway's national criminal police service, which has responsibility for investigating war crimes, has begun questioning Medvedev about his experiences in Ukraine.
"Be careful, he's very dangerous," the group said in an emailed statement to Reuters, reiterating previous comments made by its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, about Medvedev. Medvedev left Wagner at the end of his four-month contract, even though his superiors told him he had to serve longer, he said.
Medvedev said he had served several jail terms, including one for a robbery, and when he came out of prison the last time, he decided to join the Wagner group, in July 2022.
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