The BBC can reveal that hundreds of Russia’s most highly-trained military specialists joined their final battle in the Middle East – and will not be returning home.
Wagner Group was a useful asset to implement Kremlin policies with at least a veneer of deniability.
"Through documented investigations, it emerges that the group is less akin to a traditional private military contractor and more a tool in Russian president Vladimir Putin’s military arsenal. Through its deployment in the Central African Republic and Mali, the group has gained an important foothold in sub-Saharan Africa and has furthered Russian foreign policy aims in the region, enabling Moscow to advance three key aims: (1) achieving recognition for Russia as a great power through global geopolitical repositioning; (2) undermining Western interests by building a Russian sphere of influence; and (3) enhancing Russian soft power."
What the fuck is a private military company if Putin openly admitted that everything was financed from the Russian budget
Wagner Group was a useful asset to implement Kremlin policies with at least a veneer of deniability.
"Through documented investigations, it emerges that the group is less akin to a traditional private military contractor and more a tool in Russian president Vladimir Putin’s military arsenal. Through its deployment in the Central African Republic and Mali, the group has gained an important foothold in sub-Saharan Africa and has furthered Russian foreign policy aims in the region, enabling Moscow to advance three key aims: (1) achieving recognition for Russia as a great power through global geopolitical repositioning; (2) undermining Western interests by building a Russian sphere of influence; and (3) enhancing Russian soft power."
https://www.gcsp.ch/publications/wagner-group-russias-foreign-policy-and-sub-saharan-africa