Mercenary Wagner deserts and flees to Norway Putin’s 5-point plan: this is how the Kremlin boss wants to win the war

Andrei Medvedev, as the Northern Norwegian internet publication The Barents Observer calls him, has a chilling story to tell. He is a member of the paramilitary battle group “Wagner”, fighting in Ukraine and desert eventually. During his spectacular escape, he crosses the Pasvik, the river that freezes in winter and forms the nearly 200 kilometer long border between Russia and Norway, near the mining town of Nikel.

According to his own statements, Medvedev was pursued by the Russian secret service FSB during his escape – he even had to dodge bullets, as the “NZZ” reports. Once in Norway, he was first arrested by private individuals and then taken away by the local police. He was then flown to Oslo, as is customary for asylum seekers in Norway. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has its

Not much is known about Medvedev’s exact role in the mercenaries, except that he held a low cadre position. As reported by the Norwegian media, he is ready to testify about the Wagner paramilitaries under the mysterious “cook” Yevgeny Prigozhin. Chances are he knows about war crimes.

Medvedev left the Wagner group last year and then went into hiding in Russia for several months, according to his Norwegian legal representative. In Norway he is now accused – for the time being – of having crossed the border illegally. The Norwegian judiciary and intelligence services have not commented on the case. (cpf)