P4U NEWS

July 26, 2023

STATEMENT FROM PAYBACK4UKRAINE AND KEY UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT FIGURES ON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE’S REPORT “Guns for gold: the wagner network exposed”

Ukraine’s global lawfare campaign welcomes House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Report and joins FAC in urging the UK Government to take decisive action in response.

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The legendary British Сolonel Tim Spicer became the ambassador of the international legal campaign Payback4Ukraine.

Colonel Tim Spicer OBE spent 20 years in the British Army, serving in the Falklands War, Bosnia, the first Gulf War, and Germany, as well as Northern Ireland where he was awarded an OBE for leadership on Counter Terrorist Operations. During his military career he became an expert on Soviet military doctrine and capability.

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We are delighted to welcome Mr. Giles Duley as our ambassador in Payback4Ukraine 🙌🏽

Giles Duley is a British documentary photographer, writer, storyteller, head of the Legacy of War Foundation and the first UN Commissioner for the Rights of People with Disabilities in the Context of War and Peacebuilding. We are grateful to him and his team for everything they do for Ukraine and we are looking forward to working together to ensure the legacy of this horrific war is one where Ukraine has a long term sustainable future.

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Jane Aliyeva about PayBack4Ukraine for the United News

Jane Alieva, director of the PayBack4Ukraine campaign and founder of the Mama Jane Charity Foundation, spoke about the PayBack4Ukraine lawfare programme for Ukrainians, which aims to bring to justice those responsible for participating in Russia’s war against Ukraine, including Russian propagandists.

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The Azerbaijani media portal Report News Agency published an article about the activities of the international law campaign "Payback4Ukraine"

Jane's family survived two attacks from Russian forces — first in Karabakh, Azerbaijan, where Jane's dad is originally from, and 26 years later in Ukraine. "I come from Karabakh, and the current events here have a personal meaning for me.

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We are working to ensure that Russians involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children will be punished — Jane Alieva, director of Payback4Ukraine

The UK Government announced 14 new sanctions against Russian officials for their involvement in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children and the spread of hate propaganda. British lawyer Dr. Jason McCue and PAYBACK4UKRAINE campaign director Jane Alieva spoke about the significance of this decision.

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Ukrainian war victims launch group lawsuit against Russian mercenary group Wagner

A group that says it is composed of war victims from Ukraine have launched a lawsuit at the United Kingdom High Court of Justice against the Wagner Group, the shadowy Russian paramilitary group involved in Russia’s war in Ukraine, and its leader and key-Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, lawyers for the alleged victims announced in a statement Wednesday.

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Lawsuit Against 'Putin's Chef' Prigozhin Aims to Frustrate War Machine

British law firm is taking legal action on behalf of Ukrainians against the Russian businessman Evgeny Prigozhin, whose Wagner private military company is considered a backbone of Moscow's aggression during the ongoing invasion.

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Legal action initiated against Wagner Group in UK over 'terrorism' allegations in Ukraine

A UK-based law firm said a group of Ukrainian victims have taken the first legal step to sue Wagner Group over allegations that they commit “terrorism” in Ukraine. The announcement came during an evidence-giving session at the UK parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, according to a statement from McCue Jury and Partners on Tuesday.

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Putin’s mercenary Wagner Group who terrorised Ukrainians could face seizure of UK-linked assets

The Russian private military company Wagner Group and its alleged founder Yevgeny Prigozhin face allegations in UK courts of terrorism, political assassinations, and the use of rape as a weapon of war. McCue Jury and Partners, the UK law firm bringing the action on behalf of victims who have fled the war in Ukraine, believe Wagner’s assets can be targeted to uncover billions of dollars in reparations for the victims of the private mercenary group.

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Lawsuit against Russia's Wagner group seeks Ukraine reparations: lawyer | Reuters

KYIV, Dec 7 (Reuters) - A lawsuit in Britain against Russian private military contractor Wagner could help Ukrainians seek reparations for alleged crimes committed during Russia's invasion, a lawyer whose firm filed the suit said on Wednesday. Jason McCue, of McCue Jury and Partners, said the lawsuit initiated in Britain's High Court last month on behalf of alleged Wagner victims would target what Kyiv says are the group's global assets, and aim to tie Moscow up in courts.

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Kyrylo Budanov Meets with Jason McCue, UK Lawyer, who Files Lawsuit against Wagner Group

Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, has met with Jason McCue, head of London law firm Mccue Jury & Partners. The legal action will be brought on behalf of the Ukrainian citizens – victims of russia’s terror. The Russian private military company Wagner and its founder Yevhenii Pryhozhyn have been accused of causing harm and suffering to the plaintiffs, as well as using the means of terrorism to wage an illegal war.

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British lawyer Jason McCue: "I want to be a pain in the ass for Prigozhin and Putin"

British lawyer Jason McCue has been representing the interests of victims of terror for many years, helping them achieve justice and receive compensation for their sufferings. As a co-founder and senior partner of the law firm McCue Jury and Partners LLP, he played a leading role in court victories against organizations such as the "RIRA", Hamas, and the case against the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Earlier this year, McCue Jury and Partners LLP successfully defended Bellingcat CEO Eliot Higgins in a lawsuit initiated by PMC "Wagner" owner Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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British lawyer Jason McCue: After the verdict of the court, we will pursue the assets of the Russian war machine around the world

Jason McCue speaks to editor in chief of GORDON about his lawsuit in the High Court of London against the Wagner PMCs on behalf of Ukrainians, the bloody sledgehammer sent to the European Parliament by the founder of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin, the realities of the special tribunal against Russian President Vladimir Putin, the mechanisms for obtaining compensation from the Russian Federation for crimes in Ukraine, assistance from the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine) Kyrylo Budanov, and tracking down the assets of the Russian war machine around the world.

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Briefing by Jason McCue, Chairman of the law firm McCue Jury & Partners

On the first of November, the English courts launched a judicial campaign of ordinary Ukrainians against Yevhen Prigozhin and the so-called “Wagner Group”. The prosecution began on the recommendation of British lawyer Jason McKew. He and other participants in the briefing will discuss how the case makes progress.ine Press Briefing by Jason McCue, Chairman of the law firm McCue Jury & Partners, and Ukrainian officials on the case “People of Ukraine vs. Wagner Group”

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Breaking the spear of propaganda. How British lawyers are fighting for the Wagner PMC to be designated as terrorists

This week, an act was introduced in the U.S. Congress to designate the Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. Earlier, Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, met with Jason McCue, head of the London-based law firm McCue Jury & Partners, which is bringing legal action against the Wagner Group. The lawsuit will be filed on behalf of Ukrainian nationals who suffered from Russian terror. It claims that Prigozhin, his PMC, and Putin’s war machine have conspired to terrorize the people of Ukraine and are using unlawful means to this end.

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Matthew Jury, Managing Partner of McCue Jury & Partners LLP. “Putting Wagner Group on EU terrorist list”

The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling on the EU Member States and Council to include Wagner Group on the EU terrorist list.

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Jason McCue meets with Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

Jason McCue meets Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Topics for discussion: update on the lawsuit against Wagner Group, strategy for Payback4Ukraine and collaboration with the Ministry of Digital transformation of Ukraine.

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Jason McCue meets with Taras Semkiv

Meeting with Taras Semkiv, Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Conditions of Armed Conflict (a Department within the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine).

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Jason McCue met with Andriy Yusov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Defence Intelligence

Jason McCue met with Andriy Yusov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Defence Intelligence

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UK lawyer says Diia state services portal could be used to file class action damages cases against Russia

In order for Ukrainians affected by Russian aggression to receive reparations from Russians' assets, the Ukrainian government and the PayBack4Ukraine campaign are devising a mechanism to involve citizens in filing class action lawsuits abroad, McCue, the leader of the campaign and Senior Partner at UK law firm McCue Jury & Partners, told NV.

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UK lawyer sues Wagner, aiming to win billions for Ukrainians

Jason McCue, a British lawyer with extensive experience defending victims of terrorists, explains how class actions by Ukrainians can compensate for the damage from Russian aggression better than international reparations commissions and what he personally does to achieve this.

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UK lawyers trying to block YouTube videos promoting Wagner PMC

If they are not removed, the video platform may face lawsuits and huge losses, British lawyer Jason McCue said in an interview with NV on April 20. McCue, a well-known lawyer who once won a case against Facebook, said that the British law firm McCue Jury & Partners sent an official letter to YouTube on April 18, demanding that videos promoting the Wagner mercenaries be removed within 24 hours.

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UK lawyer says Diia state services portal could be used to file class action damages cases against Russia

The Ukrainian government is considering using the Diia state services app so Ukrainians affected by Russian aggression can file class action lawsuits against Moscow, UK lawyer Jason McCue said in an interview with NV published on April 23.

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UK lawyer sues Wagner, aiming to win billions for Ukrainians

Jason McCue, a British lawyer with extensive experience defending victims of terrorists, explains how class actions by Ukrainians can compensate for the damage from Russian aggression better than international reparations commissions and what he personally does to achieve this.

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Payback4Ukraine targeting $200 billion war crimes compensation for Ukrainians

Britain is poised to formally proscribe the Wagner group as a terrorist organisation to increase pressure on Russia. Human rights, counter-terrorism, global victim class actions, conflict resolution and transitional justice expert Jason McCue explains what this case means for Ukraine and the whole world.

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How can Ukrainians get $200 billion in reparations

The first legal action, potentially many within the Payback4Ukraine programme, was commenced in November 2022 against Wagner Group on behalf of ordinary Ukrainians. This first action has the potential, once fully resourced, to represent thousands of Ukrainian evacuees in the UK and recover billions of dollars of reparations for Ukrainians from Wagner (and those that facilitate its terrorism in Ukraine).

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