The key facts

  • Yulia Zhdanova spoke at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna
  • Convicted in absentia: Britons A. Moss (14 years) and J. R. Taylor (13.5 years), as well as Georgian citizen T. Kharamishvili (14.5 years)
  • All those convicted have been placed on international wanted lists

Appeal to London at the OSCE Forum

Moscow is calling on London to assist in the search for foreign mercenaries convicted in absentia by Russian courts for taking part in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was stated by Yulia Zhdanova, head of the Russian delegation on military security matters, speaking at a meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna, TASS reports.

Sentences and Wanted Status

According to Zhdanova, a Russian court sentenced British citizens A. Moss (14 years) and J. R. Taylor (13.5 years), as well as Georgian citizen T. Kharamishvili (14.5 years), to imprisonment. All of them have been placed on international wanted lists.

Diplomat's Quote

“We appeal to the British side with a proposal to take the side of justice and help in the search for the said criminals, who are quite likely hiding somewhere in Albion,” Zhdanova said.

Statements on Western Involvement

The diplomat emphasized that, in her words, Russian law enforcement agencies are recording facts of Western complicity in the crimes of the Kyiv regime against the civilian population of the Russian Federation and are monitoring the illegal activities of all foreign mercenaries. Earlier, the FSB detained a German mercenary who had deserted from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.