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The Wagner Group (Russian: Группа Вагнера, romanized: Gruppa Vagnera), officially known as PMC Wagner [9] (ЧВК «Вагнер»), [66] is a Russian state-funded [67] private military company (PMC) controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, and since then by Pavel Prigozhin.
Wagner Group mercenaries in Koundjili, Central African Republic, May 2019. The Wagner Group is a Russian state-funded [1] paramilitary organization, also described as a private military company (PMC) and as a network of mercenaries. [2] [3] Since 2017 it has provided military support, security and protection for several governments in Africa. [4]
In Belarus, construction of camps for the Wagner Group was reported to have begun in Mogilev Region. [229] On the same day, Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Prigozhin in Belarus, saying that he was welcome to stay "for some time". [230] Also on 27 June, Putin said that the Wagner Group was "fully financed" by the Russian government.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Central African Republic companies linked to Russia's Wagner mercenary group and to illicit mining activities, the Treasury Department said.
The Wagner mercenary group whose leader led a short and abortive mutiny against Russia’s defense chiefs remains a serious security threat to the West and should be designated a terrorist outfit ...
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Wagner has participated in mining and logging operations, providing security for convoys, providing customs services, and even producing local vodka and beer. [86]According to a 2022 joint investigation and report from European Investigative Collaborations (EIC), the French organization All Eyes on Wagner, and the UK-based Dossier Center, Wagner Group has been controlling the Diamville diamond ...
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four companies involved in “gold dealing” and one person they say made “weapons deals” tied to the Wagner Group.