Yevgeni Pregosen, the Man Who's Believed to Run Them, on Them, Operate Them

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Gett pegojin is a saint petersburg native who came of age around the same time as vladimir puten. He became very close to puten overtime, and it also became his person chef. And since then, he's been become famously associated with all kinds of things, including the internet research agency.

The Wagner Group, a superviolent (and supersecretive) team of Kremlin-aligned mercenaries, is doing Vladimir Putin’s dirty work in Ukraine and around the world.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and edited by Matt Collette (who also did the fact-check) and Noel King (who also hosted).

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