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Former Wagner interpreter living in limbo in France

By Nicolas Quénel
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Yaroslav, whom we met in a small village in Brittany at the end of June, spent several months as an interpreter for the Wagner galaxy of private military companies.
Yaroslav, whom we met in a small village in Brittany at the end of June, spent several months as an interpreter for the Wagner galaxy of private military companies. © Indigo Publications / Photos: iStock

Yaroslav Z, a former interpreter for the Russian paramilitary galaxy, has been a refugee in France for the past three years. Despite cooperating with the French authorities and receiving threats to his life, his request for asylum has so far been refused.

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