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136. ANALYSIS: Catrina Doxsee on Wagner mutiny, Prigozhin’s relationship to Putin, and the future of the Wagner group

2023/7/29
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Catrina Doxsee: 瓦格纳集团的资金来源多元化,包括来自非洲等地东道国的合同、资源开发(如采矿)、其他商业活动以及俄罗斯政府的直接资助。资源开发是主要利润来源,并有助于缓解俄罗斯面临的西方制裁。普京声称俄罗斯一直资助瓦格纳集团,但其说法含糊不清,未明确说明是资助所有行动还是仅限于乌克兰境内的行动。瓦格纳集团与俄罗斯政府的关系不仅体现在资金方面,还体现在协助俄罗斯政府在非洲等地执行安全合作协议,例如武器销售等。俄罗斯法律禁止私人军事公司,但普京却声称政府资助瓦格纳集团,这反映了俄罗斯法律中存在的漏洞,允许类似瓦格纳这样的组织存在。瓦格纳集团的性质模糊,既有私人军事公司的特征,又与俄罗斯政府密切相关,其公开程度和与政府关系的透明度在不同地区存在差异。普里戈津的兵变是针对俄罗斯国防部,而非针对普京的政权,其动机是维护瓦格纳集团的独立性和普里戈津自身的权力。普京对普里戈津兵变的反应先强硬后软弱,体现了其政权的脆弱性。普里戈津最终达成了目标,即确保瓦格纳集团的某种程度上的独立性,并将其重点转向非洲。俄罗斯不太可能放弃利用私人军事公司进行非正规战争的模式,未来可能会调整瓦格纳集团的领导层,以加强控制,但会保留其现有的运营基础设施。 Jessica Genauer: 提问并引导Catrina Doxsee阐述观点,例如瓦格纳集团与俄罗斯政府的资金关系、普京如何处理私人军事公司合法性问题、普里戈津兵变的动机以及普京的应对措施等。

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The relationship between the Wagner Group and the Russian state is complex, involving both direct funding and indirect financial support through resource exploitation and other commercial activities.

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Catrina Doxsee, associate director and associate fellow for the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),) discusses the Wagner mutiny, Wagner's relationship to the Russian state, the relationship between Yevgeny Prigozhin and Putin, and the future of Wagner activities in Africa and elsewhere. 

More about Catrina Doxsee's work: CatrinaDoxsee.com)

Previous episode with Catrina on background and activities of the Wagner group: Episode 124. ANALYSIS: Catrina Doxsee on the Wagner group)

Catrina on twitter / X: @catrinadoxsee)

Jessica Genauer on twitter / X: @jessicagenauer)

More about the host: Jessica Genauer )