Non-Ukranian fighters to face criminal charges, Russian Army warns

Friday, March 4th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

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As the Ukrainian President has called for fighters from all over the world to join his country's version of the International Brigades, Russia's Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov Thursday announced those “mercenaries” would not be entitled to prisoner-of-war (POW) status, if caught. Read full article

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Marti Llazo
It wasn't that long ago that the Russians were sending tens of thousands of “foreign volunteers” -- which under Putin's notion would be mercenaries -- to the Spanish Civil War. And a lot of wars since.
Mar 06th, 2022 - 04:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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imoyaro
Yeah, just proclaim that any member of Wagner Group that gets caught will be automatically treated as a spy.
Mar 07th, 2022 - 02:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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