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The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Guns for hire: How shadowy Wagner Group mercenaries support Russian soldiers in Ukraine conflict

Kremlin-linked private militia increasingly central to Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’

The Independent UK

Volodymyr Zelensky 'survives 3 Kremlin assassination plots' due to double agents

A group of 400 mercenaries from the Kremlin-backed Wagner group and Chechen special forces were reportedly sent to Ukraine up to five weeks ago to 'decapitate' the Ukrainian government

Daily Mirror

The Wagner Group mercenaries supporting Russia in Ukraine 'sent to assassinate President Zelensky'

The group, founded in 2014, has been sanctioned by the EU for alleged human rights abuse and is believed to have been sent to Ukraine from the Kremlin to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Irish Mirror

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A soldier’s view: Ukraine may be for Putin what Iraq and Afghanistan were for the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stoking the fires of old conflicts and enmities for his own ends, creating chaos as a result.

Crikey

Guns for hire: How shadowy Wagner mercenaries support Russian soldiers in Ukraine conflict

The Kremlin-linked mercenary group’s role is unclear but hundreds of its fighters are said to be in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Five Great Reads: a mercenary’s tale, Emma Thompson’s family life and the loss of a treasured toy

Guardian Australia’s final weekday wrap of good writing and compelling stories

The Guardian - AU

'Join Wagner' website bears telltale signs of Russian propaganda

Pictures taken out of context, a fake map and enticing visuals: a website that went online in November and bills itself as a recruitment platform for the Russian paramilitary group Wagner seems – at first glance – to be a scam. But a closer look at some of the site's…

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‘Mercenaries have skills armies lack’: former Wagner operative opens up

Marat Gabidullin has written memoir about fighting for Wagner because Russians should know ‘mercenaries exist’

The Guardian - UK

EXPLAINER: France in sticky situation amid crisis with Mali

France is facing its toughest challenge in Africa in years: What to do about thousands of French troops stationed in junta-led Mali, the core of a major international anti-terrorism operation in the increasingly restive Sahel region

The Independent UK

Mali and France, a timeline of mounting tensions

As the standoff between Bamako and Paris continues, here’s a timeline of key recent events.

Al Jazeera

Good coup, bad coup? Mali defies France as Burkina Faso calls for understanding

Condemn or cooperate? West African leaders are grappling with that question as they scramble for the antidote to coup contagion. Since regional bloc ECOWAS decided earlier this month to play hardball with Mali's junta, tensions have spiralled far and wide. Now Bamako is expelling France's ambassador amid a war of…

France 24

UN Probing Alleged Killings by CAR Forces, Russia Paramilitaries

The United Nations said Friday that it is investigating the alleged killing of dozens of people in the Central African Republic last week by CAR forces and mercenaries of the Russian private military company Wagner.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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