Norway war crimes unit ‘want to speak’ to commander who fled Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine

Andrey Medvedev, 26, says that he was willing to testify about the actions of the Wagner Group in Ukraine

Andrey Medvedev, who says he fears for his life, fled to Norway where he sought asylum (Gulagu screengrab)

Members of the Norwegian police unit that investigates war crimes have said they want to talk to a Russian asylum seeker who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group.

Norway’s National Criminal Investigation Service, which takes part in the investigation of war crimes in Ukraine with the International Criminal Court, said it was in contact with Andrey Medvedev and his Norwegian lawyer and “would like to conduct an interrogation of him in the near future. Medvedev has the status of a witness”.

Last week Mr Medvedev, who says he fears for his life, fled to Norway where he sought asylum.In a video posted by the Russian dissident group Gulagu.net, Mr Medvedev said he came under Russian gunfire before he crossed into the Scandinavian country.