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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor

Neo-Nazi Russian militia appeals for intelligence on Nato member states

The fence at the Latvian-Russian border
Task Force Rusich is asking for information on installations such as the fence on the Latvian-Russian border, which was built in 2019. Photograph: Wojtek Radwański/AFP/Getty Images

A neo-Nazi paramilitary group linked to the Kremlin has asked its members to submit intelligence on border and military activity in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, raising concerns over whether far-right Russian groups are planning an attack on Nato countries.

The official Telegram channel for “Task Force Rusich” – currently fighting in Ukraine on behalf of the Kremlin and linked to the notorious Wagner Group – last week requested members to forward details relating to border posts and military movements in the three Baltic states, which were formerly part of the Soviet Union.

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