The ultimatum 'demonstrates the absence of full Kremlin control over its own politics and its own policies,' former U.S. ambassador John Herbst told Newsweek.
), a military alliance between the U.S., Canada and Europe, in April. The move strengthened ties between Finland and the rest of the continent amid concerns that Russia could seek to exert greater influence over its European neighbors.
Rusich, which Reuters has noted was founded as an"explicitly neo-Nazi unit," began fighting alongside Russia-backed proxies in the Donbas region of Ukraine as far back as 2014, and has played a role in the Ukraine invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on August 23. Rusich, a neo-Nazi paramilitary organization that has reportedly fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, issued an ultimatum to Putin after its leader was captured in Finland earlier this week, according to the Institute for the Study of War in a Saturday assessment.However, the organization has reportedly threatened to pull out of Ukraine if the Russian government is unable to secure the release of Petrovsky, according to the ISW, a U.
"The 'Rusich' Sabotage and Reconnaissance Group, a far-right Russian irregular paramilitary unit, announced on August 25 that the group will refuse to conduct combat missions in Ukraine until the Russian government secures the release of Rusich commander and founding member Yan Petrovsky, who is currently in Finnish custody," the ISW's assessment reads.
The organization accused Russia of failing to meet its obligations to protect Russians abroad, questioning why they"should protect Russia if the Russian government will not protect Russians," according to the think tank's assessment.
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