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Kazakh MP warns against pardoning mercenaries

Kazakh MP warns against pardoning mercenaries Published April 3, 2026 11:00 Zhuman Kiikov Senior journalist of the General News department zh.kiikov@kursiv.media kazakhstan mercenaries MP Murat Abenov believes that pardoning mercenaries…

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