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Private mercenaries, GCHQ's nuclear response and on the ground in the Donbas

Ukraine: The Latest

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Vladimir Putin and Yupgen Yuprigojan

Yupgen Yuprigojan issued a statement via his press office challenging Russian lawmakers to fund private armies or go to Ukraine front lines and fight themselves. Praggojan for years has been described as a mastermind behind Wagner, the infamous troll factory which was caught interfering in the US presidential elections but he was always very low-key. Joe Biden's interview that came out last night with CNN offered his views on Putin's rationale behind the invasion.

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