beforewisdom on Nostr: "Prigozhin rose to wealth and prominence through contracts with the Russian state, ...
"Prigozhin rose to wealth and prominence through contracts with the Russian state, including military food-service deals that earned him the nickname “Putin’s chef.” He has also boasted of operating “troll farms” and meddling in foreign elections, including in the United States."
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"The Wagner Group is not a single, traditional company, but a network of organizations providing fighters for hire — with the approval of the Kremlin."
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"It is ostensibly private, but according to CSIS, “its management and operations are deeply intertwined with the Russian military and intelligence community” under Putin."
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"One of Wagner’s key functions, according to the Soufan Center, a nonprofit think tank based in New York, is providing Russia with “a thin veneer of plausible deniability as it engages in the pursuit of finance, influence, and vigilantism not in keeping with international norms.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/09/wagner-group-russia-uraine-mercenaries/
#Russia #Wagner #YevgeniyPrigozhin #Prigozhin
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"The Wagner Group is not a single, traditional company, but a network of organizations providing fighters for hire — with the approval of the Kremlin."
...
"It is ostensibly private, but according to CSIS, “its management and operations are deeply intertwined with the Russian military and intelligence community” under Putin."
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"One of Wagner’s key functions, according to the Soufan Center, a nonprofit think tank based in New York, is providing Russia with “a thin veneer of plausible deniability as it engages in the pursuit of finance, influence, and vigilantism not in keeping with international norms.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/09/wagner-group-russia-uraine-mercenaries/
#Russia #Wagner #YevgeniyPrigozhin #Prigozhin