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Daily Briefing: THE WAGNER GROUP: UNDERSTANDING PUTIN’S PERSONAL ARMY

The Wagner Files: David Patrikarakos, UnHerd, Apr. 26, 2023
Inside The Stunning Growth of Russia’s Wagner Group:  Erin Banco, SARAH Anne Aarup and Anastasiia Carrier, Politico, Feb. 18, 2023
Sudan: Russia’s Wagner Group and the Grab for Power and Gold:  Philip Obaji Jr., DW, Apr. 26, 2023
Leaked US Military Document Reveals Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group Tried to Buy Weapons from NATO Member:  Zachary Cohen and Jennifer Hansler, CNN, Apr. 12, 2023


For Further Reference:

Blinken Warns Wagner Group Involvement Could Worsen Sudan Conflict:  Times of Israel, Apr. 24, 2023 — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday that Russia’s Wagner Group risked aggravating Sudan’s conflict, with Kenya’s top diplomat also criticizing involvement by Middle Eastern powers.
 
Exclusive: Evidence Emerges of Russia’s Wagner Arming Militia Leader Battling Sudan’s Army:  Nima Elbagir, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Tamara Qiblawi and Barbara Arvanitidis, CNN, Apr. 21, 2023 — The Russian mercenary group Wagner has been supplying Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces with missiles to aid their fight against the country’s army, Sudanese and regional diplomatic sources have told CNN.
 
U.S. Pulls Diplomats from Sudan, and an Exodus Begins:  Declan Walsh, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt, NY Times, Apr. 23, 2023 — It began with a helicopter evacuation of American diplomats from Sudan’s besieged capital city just after midnight Sunday, then turned into a full-fledged exodus of foreign officials and citizens of other nations as the battle raged around them.
 
Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare/ Executive Summary & Key Findings:  New America, Nov. 7, 2019 — Russian private military security contractors (PMSCs) are pivotal players in ongoing proxy wars in the Greater Middle East and its periphery.
  

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