No.. he was there as part of the Ukrainian Army

Posted on: July 5, 2023 at 14:07:31 CT

The "International Legion" is part of the Ukrainian Army... Under international law, a mercenary is someone who:

(a) is especially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict;
(b) does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities;
(c) is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party;
(d) is neither a national of a Party to the conflict nor a resident of territory controlled by a Party to the conflict;
(e) is not a member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict; and
(f) has not been sent by a State which is not a Party to the conflict on official duty as a member of its armed forces.

All the criteria (a–f) must be met, according to the Geneva Convention, for a combatant to be described as a mercenary.

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-47?activeTab=undefined

Edited by Spanky at 14:07:53 on 07/05/23