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How Putin’s henchmen started fighting with each other

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted private military company Wagner Group unprecedented power. As the public face of Wagner, Evgeny Progotion publicly feuds with his generals and embarrassing stories emerge in the Western press. Expert in Russian foreign policy Matthew Sussex says it was pretty clear from the get-go that It was indistinguishable from an organ of the Russian state. The downside is that they are quite attractive to join on have been in the past but also have a very high body count.

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