cover of episode 122. ANALYSIS: Niklas Masuhr on the Wagner group - activities, involvement in Ukraine, military and political implications

122. ANALYSIS: Niklas Masuhr on the Wagner group - activities, involvement in Ukraine, military and political implications

2023/2/1
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The Wagner Group is described as the paramilitary arm of the Prigozhin network, operating as a private military company within Russia's shadow state, engaging in various conflicts globally.

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Niklas Masuhr,) Senior Researcher and Military Analyst at the Center for Security Studies at the ETH Zurich University, discusses activities of the Wagner group; comparison of Russian and Chinese PMC activity; the role of the Wagner group in Ukraine and implications for the Russian domestic context. 

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