PM Orpo: No queries from Ukraine, Russia regarding Wagner fighters
NEAR THE TOWN OF KITEE, NORTH KARELIA, FINLAND, JUL 16 – The detained Russian man, a former Wagner Group fighter, applied for asylum after illegally crossing Finland's eastern border; authorities are investigating possible further crimes.
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Orpo: No contacts from Ukraine or Russia over detained Wagner fighter
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo confirmed Tuesday that Finland has not received any official contact from either Ukraine or Russia regarding a former Wagner Group fighter detained by Finnish authorities in mid-June. The Russian national, identified only by his first name, Yevgeny, was apprehended on 17 June near the town of Kitee in eastern Finland after illegally crossing the border from Russia and applying for asylum. He was detained on suspicion …
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