mercenary

A court in Russia has handed down a nearly seven-year prison sentence to a 72-year-old American citizen accused of serving as a mercenary in Ukraine. The man, identified by media outlets as Stephen Hubbard, was adjudicated in accordance with the country's stringent laws regarding foreign combatants. In recent months, Russia has apprehended several American nationals and orchestrated significant prisoner exchanges. Among those released was Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, as well as Irish citizen Paul Whelan.…

Yevgeny Prigozhin, proprietor of the Russian non-public navy firm Wagner Group, can pay 18 million rubles ($ 244,000) every to 2 Russian residents imprisoned in Libya in 2019 on espionage fees and launched final week. Based on an announcement from Prigozhin's firm Harmony, Maxim Shugaley and Samer Hasan Ali Sueyfan have been launched on December 10 after 18 months in jail and have returned to Russia. Prigozhin determined to supply 1 million rubles ($ 13,560) per 30 days or a complete of 18 million…