Lawsuit against Russia’s Wagner group seeks Ukraine reparations: lawyer

A lawsuit in Britain against Russian private military contractor Wagner could help Ukrainians seek reparations for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s invasion, a lawyer whose firm filed the suit said on Wednesday.

Jason McCue, of McCue Jury and Partners, said the lawsuit initiated in Britain’s High Court last month on behalf of alleged Wagner victims would target what Kyiv says are the group’s global assets, and aim to tie Moscow up in courts.

“Together we can shake and peel this Russian doll until its hidden layers reveal that its treasure is for us to claim and to give to Ukrainians for justice,” he told reporters in Kyiv.

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