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A 36-Hour Rebellion in Russia

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Wagner's Private Army Provided Security for Russia and the Kremlin

Anton: Progosion's private army gave the Russian government and Kremlin the ability to have operations carried out on its behalf. After Russia annexed Crimea and fomented a separatist war in eastern Ukraine, we saw Wagner troops join the fight there. We saw it again later on after Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2015. And we saw it in Africa in recent years, places like the Central African Republic where Wagner forces have been providing security for various governments while also helping the Kremlin expand its influence across the continent.

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