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Former member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group Andrey Medvedev, right, listens to his lawyer Brynjulf Risnes during a court hearing in Oslo, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Medvedev, who is seeking asylum in Norway, was Tuesday facing a Norwegian court for a bar brawl earlier this year. Medvedev has confessed to most of the charges for events in February and March but denies violence against police officers who handcuffed him outside an Oslo pub, the Norwegian news agency NTB said. (Gorm Kallestad/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Ex-Wagner Group member faces Norway court for bar brawl

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A man is seen inside the "PMC Wagner Centre" ahead of its opening in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Oct. 31, 2022. 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, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

Norway detains former top Wagner Group member seeking asylum

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A man is seen inside the "PMC Wagner Centre" ahead of its opening in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Oct. 31, 2022. 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, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

Norway wants to talk to asylum-seeker from Wagner Group

By Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

FILE - Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the 'PMC Wagner Centre', which is associated with businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block during National Unity Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. The 61-year-old Prigozhin, who has expanded his assets from catering business to Wagner and then mining and other spheres, has scathingly criticized the top military brass for their blunders in Ukraine, charging that Wagner was much more efficient than regular troops. (AP Photo, File)

High-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway

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