Vladimir Putin's darkest battles are being carried out by private armies run by Russia's elite, but after an attempted uprising, the president is facing the reality they could turn on him. "Some of these new organisations that have been stood up directly by the Russian government, it doesn't look like there's any real distinction between them and the Ministry of …
From hotdog salesman to one of the most powerful Russians in the world. Today, as Russia's President Vladimir Putin flails around dispatching one failed military chief after another, Prigozhin — for the moment at least — is probably the safest Russian in the world. As the war developed last year, and Prigozhin realised that he was going through fighters faster …
Burkina Faso has allegedly made an agreement with Russia's Wagner Group in which the mercenary outfit will help the West African country deal with surging jihadi violence in exchange for a mine. Key points: Ghana's president says his neighbour traded a gold mine for support from the Wagner Group The mercenary group is also linked to illegal diamond, oil and …