Ex-Con Mercenaries, Wagner, Prigozhin, and the Russian Mafiosos Fighting in Ukraine with Joshua Yaffa
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Recruitment Efforts and War Crimes: The Wagner Group in Ukraine
This chapter delves into the recruitment efforts of the head of Russia's Wagner group, a former prisoner who went from being a hot dog salesman to Putin's caterer. It explores how these mercenaries provide plausible deniability for the Russian state and discusses the conflicts created among warlord factions in Ukraine. The chapter also introduces the guest, Josh Yafa, who sheds light on the background and early life of the key figure in the episode, Yevgeny Pragosian.
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