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Wagner Group

A portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal memorial next to the former 'PMC Wagner Centre' in St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 24, 2023.

Reported death of Wagner Group leader 'strengthens Putin's hold on power,' analyst says

Many questions remain a day after the reported death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Kimberly Marten, who has studied the Wagner Group and testified about it on Capitol Hill. She is also a professor at Barnard College, Columbia University.

Reported death of Wagner Group leader 'strengthens Putin's hold on power,' analyst says
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Why is Russia’s ruble dropping in value?

Why is Russia’s ruble dropping in value?
The top Russian military commander in Ukraine, Gen. Sergei Surovikin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, attend the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Wagner mutiny leads to questions about Russia’s military leadership

Wagner mutiny leads to questions about Russia’s military leadership
A woman poses for a photo in front of the Wagner Group military vehicle.

Wagner’s mutiny punctured Putin’s ‘strongman’ image and exposed cracks in his rule

Wagner’s mutiny punctured Putin’s ‘strongman’ image and exposed cracks in his rule
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A conversation with a former member of Wagner: ‘They were like little kings or czars’

A conversation with a former member of Wagner: ‘They were like little kings or czars’
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Russia claims it controls Bakhmut, again

The World's Marco Werman has more details on the status of the city.

Russia claims it controls Bakhmut, again
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Wagner Group blamed for civilian slaughter in Mali

The Malian government has denied that any civilians were harmed in what it called an anti-terrorist military operation against an Islamist extremist group.

Wagner Group blamed for civilian slaughter in Mali
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In Sudan, global powers fuel conflict

Outside powers are propping up the rival generals who have plunged Sudan into chaos in recent days. E

In Sudan, global powers fuel conflict
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Wagner mercenary group recruits Africans held in Russian prisons

In recent months, reports have emerged that at least two men, one from Zambia and another from Tanzania, were killed while fighting for the Wagner group in Ukraine. Wagner reportedly recruited the men from Russian prisons, promising them amnesty. 

Wagner mercenary group recruits Africans held in Russian prisons
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A man claiming to be a Russian military commander defects to Norway

The World's Marco Werman speaks with Pierre Vaux, an expert on the Wagner Group, about the significance of the man's defection and the mercenary group's role in Russian military and foreign policy. 

A man claiming to be a Russian military commander defects to Norway
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Rising ethnic tensions in Kosovo

The trigger to all this might have been a new policy on license plates in Kosovo, but Ramadan Ilazi, head of research at the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies, says there's much deeper roots to these tensions.

Rising ethnic tensions in Kosovo
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Russian Wagner mercenary group update

Host Marco Werman speaks with Michael Weiss, the news director with the online publication New Lines magazine, where he recently wrote an investigative report about the Wagner Group.

Russian Wagner mercenary group update
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Russia's private army

A clear chain of command that follows rules of war. These are fundamental principles in a modern military. But increasingly, traditional armies are getting competition for another kind of fighting force — mercenaries. 

Russia's private army