![]() Putin has already lost around 200,000 soldiers and is poised to lose more as he is preparing for the renewed winter/spring offensive at the background of the first year anniversary of the war. However, the unjustified invasion of Ukraine changed the rules of the game. The PMC used to hire experienced soldiers with a solid background from the special forces and elite regiments, who sharpened their military skills mainly on the African continent.Įditor’s Pick: Weekly Outlook: Moldovan Cabinet Resigned Under Pressure From Russia Putin denies Wagner’s links to the government but does not ban them and pardons felons in exchange for their participation in his invasion. Now, it is oftentimes compared to the Blackwater US mercenary group, which operated in Iraq in 2003. ![]() The Wagner group is a private military company closely aligned with the Russian directorate of intelligence. Hence, US Secretary Anthony Blinken raised deep concerns at the US-Africa Summit over Wagner’s exploitative tactics in Africa and flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine, designating the group as a “Transnational Criminal Organisation”.Īre they a real game changer in Putin’s war in Ukraine? How can the international community diminish their malign influence across the globe? Or are we witnessing the inevitable rise of mercenaries in global affairs? Ruthless Mercenaries or Convicts? Wagner helps the Kremlin to keep the authoritarian axis alive and spread the “Russian World” ideas. The private army furthers Russian foreign policy interests in Syria, Libya, sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso etc. However, the Wagner Group (PMC) has been thrown into the spotlight amid Putin’s invasion and has compelled the international community to reshape its approaches towards mercenaries. “Green men” without insignia caught the international community off-guard in its attempts to find an antidote to the Russian hybrid warfare, but not many expected them to grow and become Russia’s unofficial military arm across the globe. The Wagner Private Military Company has been operating in Ukraine since 2014 when Russia illegally annexed Crimea and chunks of Eastern Ukraine. ![]()
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