The Collector™:black_verified:<p>No Mercy for Mercs: What Legal Nightmare Awaits Them in Russia? <a href="https://sputnikglobe.com/20250313/no-mercy-for-mercs-what-legal-nightmare-awaits-them-in-russia-1121634819.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sputnikglobe.com/20250313/no-m</span><span class="invisible">ercy-for-mercs-what-legal-nightmare-awaits-them-in-russia-1121634819.html</span></a> Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that captured foreign mercenaries in the country's Kursk region will not be treated as prisoners of war. Article 47 of the Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions denies mercenaries combatant or POW status. <a href="https://social.cu2d.com/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://social.cu2d.com/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>