Wagner Deserter Faces Trial for Oslo Street Brawl.

Andrei Medvedev, a Russian man claiming to be a deserter from the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group, went on trial in Oslo for participating in a street fight, resisting arrest, and carrying an air gun. Medvedev, seeking asylum in Norway, denies assaulting officers and claims to have fought in Ukraine as a member of Wagner before deserting. He could be a valuable witness in shedding light on the group's reported brutality in Ukraine. Many questions remain about his past and escape, and some experts have said he could not have crossed the heavily guarded border without assistance.