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February 23rd, 2023. Who and What is the Wagner Group and What is Their Role in Moscow?

The President's Daily Brief

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The Russian Defense Chiefs Aren't Sending Their Men to Russia, So Why Do You Care?

Yevgeny Prigosian, the Wagner group's CEO and founder, verbally assaulted the Kremlin earlier this week. He said that his Russian men are getting slaughtered because of Moscow's incompetence. This is a remarkable development for a couple of reasons, namely that Mr. Prigosan has been long close to Russia's president, Vladimir Putin. Plus, the Wagner Group has been instrumental in helping Moscow and not just Ukraine, but in places like Syria and Central Africa.

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