Lawyers of Igor Girkin, the Russian commander involved in the takeovers of Crimea and the Donbas in 2014, who was jailed by Putin, are seeking his release to allow him to fight in Ukraine.
The imprisoned Russian nationalist who played a leading role in bringing down the Malaysian airlines flight MH17 wants to join the front line in Ukraine.
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The wife of jailed Russian nationalist and ex-rebel commander Igor Girkin said Wednesday that her husband is seeking to clear his criminal record and serve at the front line in eastern Ukraine. Girkin, a convicted war criminal in the West better known by his pseudonym Igor Strelkov, was arrested in July after criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin for what he described as incompetence in managing the war against Ukraine.
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