18 May 2023 at 18:07 The Russian embassy confirms that the supposed Wagner defector has made contact and said that he wants to go home The Russian embassy in Oslo says that the supposed Wagner defector Andrej Medvedev has made contact and said that he wants to go home. Several videos of the supposed Wagner defector, who has applied for asylum in Oslo, have gained attention in the last 24 hours. There he says that he wants to return to Russia and has contacted the embassy. – We confirm that Medvedev was received at the consular department at the embassy within normal consular functions. The question of his return to Russia must be resolved in accordance with Russian legislation, Timur Chekanov at the Russian Embassy tells NTB. – As for Medvedev’s desire to return to Russia, this is his own initiative, he says. (NTB)
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