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Russian prosecutor asks court to declare Ukraine’s Azov Regiment “terrorist organization” -Ifax – Metro US

Russian prosecutor asks court to declare Ukraine’s Azov Regiment “terrorist organization” -Ifax

Buses carrying Ukrainian Azovstal servicemen arrive in Novoazovsk
Buses carrying Ukrainian Azovstal servicemen arrive in Novoazovsk

(Reuters) – The office of Russia’s Prosecutor General has asked the Supreme Court to recognise Ukraine’s Azov Regiment as a “terrorist organisation”, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday citing the Ministry of Justice website.

Russia’s Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case on May 26, Interfax reports.

(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by William Maclean)