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A murder in Syria might finally prove that the Kremlin is responsible for human rights violations by the Wagner Group of Russian mercenaries Ilya Nuzov – Open Democracy – 26 March 2021 Original Article In June 2017, a video emerged online of several Russian-speaking men in camouflage uniforms beating an unarmed civilian with a sledgehammer,…
Moscow Times: EU hits Russian mercenary group Wagner with sanctions
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