An ex-commander with Russia’s notorious mercenary group Wagner who is currently seeking asylum in Norway described witnessing summary executions of fellow soldiers during an interview with The Moscow Times on Tuesday. Wagner is believed to have as many as 50,000 fighters deployed in Ukraine, including thousands of Russian convicts who were promised early release from jail in exchange for signing 6-month contracts to fight in Ukraine — but threatened with death if they deserted.  “I want to start a peaceful life,” Medvedev told The Moscow Times