&an Albanian-born former Russian military parachutist named Olsi Krutani, who,acc to the court papers,allegedly used a gym in Milan to spread propaganda, & Russian martial arts courses to recruit &train potential mercenaries. Prosecutors believe Krutani acted as an intermediary between recruiters(
9/13The court papers also mention the pro-Kremlin cultural organization Gianluca Savoini presides over, Lombardy-Russia, stating that one of its members participated in a gathering of nationalist political parties in St. Petersburg inMarch2015,along withGnerre&another individual under investigation(