Ex-Wagner mercenary Andrey Medvedev: 'I apologise to the Ukrainian people' • FRANCE 24 English

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  • @Stephanie-kt9vh
    @Stephanie-kt9vh Před rokem +10

    Should you have told where this young man is at? I feel like you put him in danger by reporting where he is.
    I'm praying he is allowed to stay and start a new long happy life. I admire him standing on his beliefs and his willingness to sacrifice himself to keep from killing innocent people. What an amazing young man. I hope many more follow his example.any blessings to you young man.

  • @pynn1000
    @pynn1000 Před rokem +16

    This young man is under severe restrictions, for his own protection, and he knew this when he escaped. It was a brave thing to do.

  • @sherrillwhately7586
    @sherrillwhately7586 Před rokem +16

    I think he’s brave and has some principles. He seems resigned to whatever fate for holding to them.

  • @J.K.Steingraeber
    @J.K.Steingraeber Před rokem +5

    First class reporting ! That was a meaningful interview and a genuine dialogue. Thank you!

  • @celiaowen2444
    @celiaowen2444 Před rokem +19

    No remorse in reality. It’s all about him and not about the atrocities pain and suffering of the Ukrainian people

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- Před rokem +5

      Exactly, and all the reasons why he should be in a holding cell with the intent on him never seeing daylight ever again…

  • @muratititaniumbicycle1113

    If he provides accurate information about what happened and helps the authorities to bring people to justice he should be granted asylum and then the gov should help him change his identity put him to work somewhere w the military.

    • @michaelfaraday8391
      @michaelfaraday8391 Před rokem

      There are thousands of former US veterans protesting and begging afghans and Iraqis for forgiveness. Their videos are scattered over the media and they’re ready to testify against their leaders , will there be any justice for the Iraqis and afghans and the American leaders?

    • @MDavis.A25
      @MDavis.A25 Před rokem

      lies deception the first page in the rule book when captured..

  • @margit6581
    @margit6581 Před rokem +2

    I pray for him every day , hope he will find peace in Norway. He has apologized for what he did in Ukraina and what more can he do ? Ukrainere in Oslo should accept that and not make his life more difficult than it already is. It is a shame when they scolds him in the most rude way, I can see his is a good man .God bless and protect him.

    • @X9x451
      @X9x451 Před rokem

      Und ich glaube niemals dass freiwillig zurück gefahren ist

    • @freezexvolt
      @freezexvolt Před 6 měsíci

      He beat up my girl, and u pray!

  • @eliort404
    @eliort404 Před rokem +11

    Smelling BS😅

  • @marymoonen4001
    @marymoonen4001 Před rokem +10

    Why would he have joined to BEGIN with?????

    • @AstraI
      @AstraI Před rokem +3

      money? Lots of people are desperate and many people don't consider they sometimes end up trading themselves principles and humanity for that money

    • @almaddow3229
      @almaddow3229 Před rokem +2

      ​@@AstraImoney is not the reason to kill innocent people!!!

    • @02markcal
      @02markcal Před rokem +3

      @@AstraI I think it is like the Mafia, once you get in, there isn't a way to leave and go back.

    • @mattgummerson8370
      @mattgummerson8370 Před rokem

      Ex-service personnel all over the world go to work for private military companies. It’s nothing new. 90% of the time they guard VIPs and buildings, not kill people

    • @athlonz2007
      @athlonz2007 Před rokem +3

      probably propaganda, to "serve his country", and then he realized what wagner really is all about, the meat grinder express.

  • @cesarrodriguez5413
    @cesarrodriguez5413 Před rokem +2

    I just can't believe how basic and lacking any type of higher education mostly of these Russian soldiers appear to be. They can't hardly speak fluently or out together simples frases in order to explain and relate their experiences in the Russian army and this war. That tells me that the majority of conscripts are coming from the country side and or small villages in Russia, where they can lie and deceive to them in order to get them to "sign contracts" of service

  • @MikeOxlong-
    @MikeOxlong- Před rokem +6

    Sounds like his prime directive was just saving his own behind, and had absolutely nothing to do with any particular concern or even any consideration for Ukraine or its citizens… How he’s not in a holding cell waiting trial for a myriad of human rights abuses is beyond me… Truly… 🤦‍♂️

    • @muratititaniumbicycle1113
      @muratititaniumbicycle1113 Před rokem

      I understand your point of view. But think about this. If you are in a place where the media is controlled by the Government and they tell you that there's a war against your country. Most likely people will believe it. Then a high speed special forces looking people tells wants to recruit you and pay more than you are making.
      Most young people with good military experience will go because until then everything sounds good.
      But then you get to a meeting, like he explained, and the guy who's supposed to be the one in charge sounds like he have no real concept of what an effective military operation is, then you start to ask question, like he did and got in trouble.
      Keep in mind you are away from everyone you know, and you already heard stories about people who decided to leave.
      So now they drop you off miles outside a "military objective". You and your fellow mercenaries are scheduled to attack. When u get the Intel briefing the objective is a village protected by few young people, and older retired people who are farmers dont want anything to do with the war but will defend their land.
      But their village is located at a key hill top that provides a strategic advantage to the people you are working for.
      Now your orders are to go attack and capture or kill anyone against those plans
      What would you do at that point?
      See, you need to put yourself in those boots to make judgement.
      Off course he has to be concerned about his safety.
      And clearly have to be afraid.
      He could not go to anyone in Russia to report what was happening.
      Why he would be in jail?
      Unless anyone identify him if being a war criminal.
      The only "mistake" he commented was getting recruited by a mercenary group.
      So if he is telling the True, I applaud his courage to come forward and provide valuable information.

    • @volodymyrholovatyi6437
      @volodymyrholovatyi6437 Před rokem +1

      Completely agree, since when mercenaries that enrolled with intentionally for pay to kill Ukranians should be treated with protection in one the most developed countries. He should be in jail no matter wether he suddenly changed his mind and decided to use situation. And if he is really valuable, sent him to Ukraine and let them decide wether information he has worth giving him all this he received from EU.
      Wagner's are famous by execution they've done. Why he did join exactly them?

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- Před rokem

      @@volodymyrholovatyi6437 100%.

  • @jelena7604
    @jelena7604 Před rokem +5

    He is very vague & responses doesn't really answer the questions adequately.

  • @princesibanda9594
    @princesibanda9594 Před rokem +5

    The best apology is to serve a term in prison for war crimes.

  • @kingtafari984
    @kingtafari984 Před rokem +6

    This is a complete joke

    • @anya8861
      @anya8861 Před rokem

      Why because he is willing, to tell the world about Russian evil

  • @chicomacdonald7843
    @chicomacdonald7843 Před rokem +2

    This man had to know about the wagner army before joining.

  • @tylermikesh1273
    @tylermikesh1273 Před rokem +1

    He repeats the same talking points and never goes into any detail. He says he cannot comment on what happened several times. What a complete joke of an interview!!

    • @Ohunene234
      @Ohunene234 Před rokem

      He already gave his details information to Norway authority and his lawyer , so he can't speak more

  • @gypsysinclaire5933
    @gypsysinclaire5933 Před rokem +5

    Why should you?...most of the earlier times they say Ukraine is winning.

    • @AstraI
      @AstraI Před rokem

      yeah of course ukraines winning, lock at the russians struggle lol

    • @ant318
      @ant318 Před rokem +2

      @@AstraI right? Can’t even take a tiny Region right by their border after a year. Second military power lmao

  • @TomyD1321
    @TomyD1321 Před rokem +13

    I wouldn’t trust this man .

    • @Biggus63
      @Biggus63 Před rokem +3

      Same.He deserted to save his own skin, not because he was against the 'Special Operation'.

    • @phil3038
      @phil3038 Před rokem +3

      His last words should be noted, what he said makes me believe that he is truthful

    • @Stephanie-kt9vh
      @Stephanie-kt9vh Před rokem +1

      ​@@phil3038 I agree with you Phil.

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- Před rokem

      Yep, truthful in that he doesn’t care at all about what he got involved with and what he set out to do. Only upon realizing they don’t care about their own either, and are perfectly fine with sending them to the meat grinder he fled. He needs to be in prison for the rest of his life, and shouldn’t be free right now under any circumstances whatsoever.

    • @far_centrist
      @far_centrist Před rokem

      ​@@Biggus63 either he got lured by a fat paycheck, or he got caught in a honey trap.

  • @OutsidersRo
    @OutsidersRo Před rokem +7

    Apologise NOT accepted!

    • @anderseriksen2282
      @anderseriksen2282 Před rokem +1

      @OutsidersRo: Exactly - 1 like

    • @Stephanie-kt9vh
      @Stephanie-kt9vh Před rokem +1

      I don't think it was intended for you! Ya know, he is willing to sacrifice his own life to keep from killing others and he is testifying, he is still a kid. I admire what he is doing.
      This is where the people of Ukraine are different from people like you, most will accept his apology and appreciate that he has put his own life on the line to stand for them against his own government.
      As I said, it wasn't meant for you, and it isn't up to you to accept it or not. What a sad thing to live with a heart so hardened must be heavy to bear.

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- Před rokem

      @@Stephanie-kt9vh Stephanie girl, you have absolutely no clue how Ukrainians “feel”, I can with 100% certainty assure you of that! Disgusting.

    • @OutsidersRo
      @OutsidersRo Před rokem +1

      @@Stephanie-kt9vhOk, let's say that it wasn't intended to me. Well, tell that to a Bucha, or Mariupol (just to name two) survivors, who lost everything, who lost their relatives, friends, neighbors, tell them that his apologies were not intended to them either.
      Or, tell them that, they must forgive him and appreciate him for what he's done. He was a fkng wagner!!!
      Or by extend, I thing we must forgive also, the criminals who made that POW dig his own grave and shoot him at point blank, filmed that horrendous act and post it on the internet. I think, we should also forgive them. What do you say?

  • @LostGenerationn
    @LostGenerationn Před rokem +3

    How much did they pay you?

  • @X9x451
    @X9x451 Před rokem

    Ich glaube nicht, dass er freiwillig zurück gegangen ist!!!! Wurde bestimmt gedroht ect. Nach dem Ganzen will keiner freiwillig zurück

  • @boelensds
    @boelensds Před rokem

    He did not shoot his officers.

  • @nicholasgerrish6022
    @nicholasgerrish6022 Před rokem +1

    We hear now that this ex Wagner fighter has been bar brawling, and fighting with Norwegian Police, and caught carrying an air pistol, though he claims, in true Russian style, that he never touched the Policeman, and it was a misunderstanding.
    He may go to jail, and be expelled……..
    Where to? Back to Russia, one would hope, as he plainly doesn’t fit into the Norwegian mould and doesn’t sound the sort we want anywhere in the West.

  • @eternaldoorman5228
    @eternaldoorman5228 Před rokem +1

    This guy was recruited in July 2022, so he was with Wagner for 7 months.

  • @ectosplazum
    @ectosplazum Před rokem +8

    Go take care of Putin if your serious.

  • @menya00045
    @menya00045 Před rokem +2

    lol.. what is he going to say.. he wants a visa and is half Norwegian. of course he can't say anything good about Russia because then he wouldn't get a visa. I take this with a grain of salt. a bit like others who apply for visas in other countries.. I can also imagine a green card in the USA, they have probably heard many stories about how terrible they are in their home country and have to flee to make it easier for you to be a candidate for a visa. This guy is half-Norwegian.. and he would never have been allowed to come back if he had talked well about Russia..

  • @sergeirounovski6099
    @sergeirounovski6099 Před rokem

    Чел, который ничего не понимает и готов повторить все ошибки после пары бутылок водки, немного похож на молодого Пригожина

  • @masoukamil
    @masoukamil Před rokem +2

    He can apologize by joining the Ukrainian armed forces

  • @davehue9517
    @davehue9517 Před rokem +5

    🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦

  • @mynameisnoonesbusiness4488

    What a weird interview. Many skeptical comments here. I don't agree with most. This seems authentic and I have every reason to believe he has details which he must save for a legal proceeding.

    • @MDavis.A25
      @MDavis.A25 Před rokem +1

      lies that he would forget on trial. jail cell future

  • @kimRifat
    @kimRifat Před rokem +1

    Hammer therapy is coming.

  • @pogremuwka
    @pogremuwka Před rokem

    in fact, these are just words, it would be strange if he said something else when he fled to Norway

  • @user-dn3qv5zj8m
    @user-dn3qv5zj8m Před rokem

    اني سنان وحيد العراق كركوك بعالم لماذا لم يحدث في أزمة عربية 7دول فيها أكراد وتركمان وسنة وشيعة لماذا لم تكون فيها حرب قوميات بس في شعب صدام هذا موجود وخلافهم معي وحدي تابعو قمة عربية وبشار اسد يتحدث عن شعب وصدام افهموها وافهمو شعب صدام ودنل ترامب يقول لي اني صدام رىيس جمهورية عراقيون هذا شيء كذب في أومة عربية وامريكا هذا يريدون أن يقتلون على هذا قضية بل عكسة يعالم أومة عربية يقولون نحن دولة اسلام ولماذا تسندون اسراىيل افي تل أبيب موجد شخص في أومة عربية تسند اسراىيل على تصنيع النووي وكيمياوي اسلام انتوم تكرهون اسراىيل على انتوم الله انزل كتابة على مسلمين ام على محمد وتقوله في كتاب هذا الدين رراحمو جميع عالم وماذا تقصدون من بداية على نهاية في كتابكم اسلام أومة عربية تريدون أن تقتلو وتحرقوني لكي فعلتوم انتوم هذا رسالة لي وحدي وقولكم عني اني صدام ودونل ترامب يسند أكراد كاكي وشعب يعرف هذا ولماذا لم يقولون له ما انتوم مخبرات امريكي أومة عربية اني صدام ام مخبرات امريكي وماذا هذه خطة تفعلون لي اسلام في كتابكم الله قال استعملوا وطعاطو أنفسكم مخدرات اسلام لماذا فيكم سكسي اذا انتوم وشعب صدام تريدون أن تقتلو ومعكم امريكي تقولون لي اني من حزب شيوعي اسلا م أومة عربية تقولون على اسراىيل فضلنكم على عالمين اسلام أومة عربية عالم يمشي في امركم اسلام في كتابكم الله قال اقتلو شخص واحد تفعلوني صدام وتفعلوني مخبرات امريكي وتفعلوني مخبرات ايراني وتفعلوني جاسوس اسراىيل وماذا تقصدون لماذا اني اعرفكم اسلام انتوم تكذبون عالم تقولون الله انزل كتاب على اسلام بل عكسة انزلة على محمد شخصا واحدا في عالم اسلام في سعودية تقولون الله يفعل في امريكي فيضانات وزلازل وتقولون فيتقريركم في سعودية الله يهدي اموات في قبور يعالم هذا شيء لم يخطر في عيني بل عكسة اسلام واسراىيل اخوان بينهم في فلسطين تفهموني على حقيقتي مع الاسلام تريدون أن تحرقوني الله قال في كتابكم احرقوها اسلام تعرفون أسرار الله وتقولون على الله منافق ينافق بين عبادةهو اسلام ارهاب دولية اعترف عليكم جميعا تقولون اسلام يكره فاحشة ولماذا في افلامكوم سكسية وتقولون يعالم اذا يأتي رمضان وينتهي رمزان اسلا م اثنين في29عشرين من رمضان سعودية تقول الهلال طلع وغد العيد على اسلام سنة وإيران يكمل جميع ايام رمضان وإيران تعلن على العيد اسلام الله قال في كتابة اثنين اسلام سنة يصوم 29 عشرين يوما وشيعة يصوم 30يوما الله يفعل هاكذا اسلام انتوم تكذبون على الله وعلى عالم بأكملها اذا عالم يصدقنكم على رايكم على هذا حفظكم على الله بل اسلام انتوم ارهاب دولية اذا اسلام تريدون أن تقتلوني بدون اسباب وتحرقوني مع شعب صدام وقولكم لي أومة عربية الله يحاربونها امريكي وشعب صدام هذا قولكم لي ومن هذا شخص الله في أرض عراقيون اني على كلامي لم تتراجع من كلامي اذا انتوم تعرفون الله لماذا تريدون أن تحرقو الله اسلام أومة عربية جمعكم سكسية مو تحرقوني لو اثرمتوني اني اتكلم عن اكايبكم يعالم هذا مو شعب عراقيون بل نصف لازمة عربية اني عايش معهم اعرف سرهم جميعا ملاحضة أومة عربية تريدني أن تقتلوني وتحرقوني اسلام اذا واحد قال الله تحرقونة اكرر عليكم اسلام انتوم جميع سكسي فول أومة عربية تريدون أن تعدد دولة عربية وتركية وفارسية في أرض عراقيون لماذا شرطة اتحادية لم تقبض على جميع أومة عربية في أرض عراقيون بس اني مخبرات ايراني ومخبرات امريكي وجاسوس اسراىيل واني اسلام لكي تكرهوني انتوم تقولون في عالم الله في جميع مكان في كتابكم الله قال اسلا وكافر ولماذا جميعكم تأكلون من ارزاق الله وتشربون ماءة وتنامون على ارض الله وتقولون اسلام الله فعل هاذا في عالم اسلام اني ضهرت لديكم سوفة احرقكم جميعا تريدون أن تحرقوني اسلام تقولون في كتاب الله حرام اي احد يفعل فاحشة ولماذا تقولون في سعودية أرض حرام وتزورونها فهموني على قصتكم اذا تخدعوني عالم بسخافتكم تقولون نحو اسلام الله فضل علينا الكتاب كريم يعالم كم دولة في أومة عربية اذا فيها عنف بين شعبة اذا رحلو على اوربا جميعهم لمختبرات وإرهاب اذا تىمنون عليهم فانتوم لم يكون لكم عين قبل اعمى بينهم هذا كلامي صحيح يعالم راوني حقيقتكم اسلام أومة عربية رسالة جميع عالم ما معناه دولة اجانب في أومة عربية اني اعرف معناها تلعبون على عالم لم يعرفن ماذا تقصدون على رايكم بل جميع اراىكم معي اذا استعملت معكم اموة عربية الغباء اكشف جميع اسراكم اذا استعملت معكم الحب اكشف جميع اسلام حقيقتكم عن اسلامك اني افهم جميع عالم اذا لم اتكلم مع أي شخص في عالم اعرف ماذا يقصد في كلامة أومة عربية قولكم لي في عام مضى قادم على شعب صدام اذا هذا شخص يعيش يضرنة جميع اسلام اسلام تردون أن تقتلوني وتحرقوني اسلام اموة عربية جميعكم سكسية اني عاش معكم اعرف اسراكم جميعا تقولون نحو اسلام على عالم اسلام لم ىادي تحيتي لكم عكسة دولة محبه وأوربا تحيتي من يدي ونضري من عيني ونبض من القلب

  • @W.GlobalAffairs
    @W.GlobalAffairs Před rokem

    Isn't he supposed to be in jail for war crimes if he is really a Wagner group member and he was part of commiting the crimes? Or it's just another scary fiction movie made for europeans

  • @stevenambrose2787
    @stevenambrose2787 Před rokem

    Lock him up...he wants to be a media star

  • @GosiaMMS
    @GosiaMMS Před rokem

    They support it! Sorry! This guy doesn’t seem like he is sorry at all!

  • @goddess2020
    @goddess2020 Před rokem +1

    Just wondering hoe much the paid this trator 🤪

  • @bisratgizaw2449
    @bisratgizaw2449 Před rokem +2

    A Hollywood drama!!!

  • @justice4truth637
    @justice4truth637 Před rokem +2

    🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @callumbush1
    @callumbush1 Před rokem +3

    Just more propaganda

    • @anya8861
      @anya8861 Před rokem +1

      This story broke months ago ,it not a surprise we all know all chechens are not for this war ,

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- Před rokem +1

      Yep, he should either be held in detention awaiting a tribunal, or booted out of the country immediately and left to fend for himself back home.

    • @callumbush1
      @callumbush1 Před rokem

      @@anya8861 Western propaganda is rampant. I've been looking at who sits on the boards of all these news organizations especially in UK and US and they're mostly former Comcast employees or bankers and the director of France 24 is a former Bloomberg employee Vanessa Burggraf, even the BBC has a former NBC employee as director. All western media is now corporate captured there's not a single real journalist amongst them and it's all propaganda!

  • @bdon661
    @bdon661 Před rokem

    Excellent reporting here. Medvedev's eyewitness testimony of war crimes in Ukraine is not particularly unique, so that knowledge alone will not get him political asylum in Norway or anywhere else. Nevertheless, Norway is a humane country and I believe they will grant him political asylum. But will he be safe there? Probably not for as long as Putin and Prigozhin are alive.

    • @muhammedallah386
      @muhammedallah386 Před rokem +1

      I'm with you on vulnerability of his life in Norway. I wish they could transfer him to USA or Canada and hide him from Poo tin and Pre-Gossip.

    • @Eventual-Visitor
      @Eventual-Visitor Před rokem

      Norway as the US vassals they are and also out of greed to sell their gas to Europe, helped the US commit a terrorist attack on a allied country essential civilian infrastructure, namely the Nord Stream pipelines. Basically Norway is an accomplice to international terrorism perpetrated on their allies.

  • @andysherris7949
    @andysherris7949 Před rokem

    I think when Wagner finds him he will be in bother, they will

  • @neilnysta4112
    @neilnysta4112 Před rokem

    He already was involved in the war and and who knows how many Ukrainians soldiers he killed them already..people will probably accept his apology but he will still be punished for what he did.

  • @darreallisrael-fv4qm
    @darreallisrael-fv4qm Před rokem

    Dead man walking

  • @adfned
    @adfned Před rokem +2

    America And Western Propaganda 😂😂😂

    • @johnnelson3988
      @johnnelson3988 Před rokem +1

      The interviewer tried hard.

    • @adfned
      @adfned Před rokem

      @@MLVL312 Dear I Know It Is Hard To Digest, But This Is What They Are, Even Eglier.

    • @GScully42
      @GScully42 Před rokem

      Funny how this came out the day after the guy defected to Russia from the USA

  • @-IsleOfSkye-
    @-IsleOfSkye- Před rokem

    He's dead already