{"id":3695,"date":"2025-02-14T19:08:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/three-moldovans-arrested-for-links-with-wagner-group-europol-says\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T19:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:08:35","slug":"three-moldovans-arrested-for-links-with-wagner-group-europol-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/three-moldovans-arrested-for-links-with-wagner-group-europol-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Moldovans arrested for links with Wagner Group, Europol says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1261742\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/europol-320x200.jpg?v=1611940516\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/europol.jpg?v=1611940516\" alt=\"Three Moldovans arrested for links with Wagner Group, Europol says\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/europol.jpg?v=1611940516\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">Three Moldovan nationals have been arrested in Moldova for links to the Russian Wagner Group, pan-European police agency Europol said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Moldavan authorities on February 12 and 13 raided over 50 locations connected to suspected members of the paramilitary group associated with war crimes against Ukrainians, Europol said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">\n<p>It added that an operation by the Moldavan and Ukrainian national authorities, supported by Europol, targeted individuals suspected of having taken part in the Russian war against\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0as mercenaries for the Wagner Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">The investigation has so far identified 85 individuals linked to that war, Europol said, adding that materials seized during the raids attest to the recruitment and conditions of service within the Wagner Group and illustrate the involvement of the suspects in military actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">Europol said it had supported the investigation by facilitating information exchanges and had established a virtual command point to streamline communication between involved authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">Earlier on Friday, Polish authorities said two Russian citizens were\u00a0jailed\u00a0for 5-1\/2 years in Poland for membership of the Wagner Group militia and conducting espionage for Moscow. 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Moldavan authorities on February 12 and 13 raided over 50 locations connected to suspected members of the paramilitary group associated with war crimes against Ukrainians, Europol said in a statement. 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