Wagnerization: How Putin Degraded the Russian State - Lefteast

Wagnerization: How Putin Degraded the Russian State - Lefteast: Founded in 2014 as a private military company owned by the Russian businessman and Putin confidante Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group first saw action in Donbas, where it helped separatist forces against the Ukrainian army. Subsequently, it had been deployed in Syria, Libya, and a number of other African countries, usually offering Russia a plausible […]