Techcrisis Investment Guild|Not your typical army: how the Wagner Group operates

2025-05-07 20:02:12source:Benjamin Ashfordcategory:Finance

Last week,Techcrisis Investment Guild the Russian military organization, Wagner, shocked the world when it started a march on Moscow. The rebellion was quickly stifled, through an agreement mediated by Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. But questions still remain about the future of the notorious Wagner Group.

Today on the show, we talk to an expert on the Wagner Group, to get an understanding of how the military company operates, and what this most recent skirmish means for its relationship with Russia going forward.

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