What do the attempted assassination of the Ukrainian president in the middle of the war, the second civil war in Libya and the export of arms to the Central African Republic have in common?
They all have (or seem to have) a common actor: the Wagner Group.
A private Russian military company that,
a priori,
As the Russian Federation defends, it is similar to other paramilitary organizations, such as the American Blackwater.
But everything suggests that this group of mercenaries is much darker.
Luis de la Corte Ibáñez, an expert analyst in international terrorism at the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies, explains: "Looking at the history of the Wagner Group, we find numerous signs of collaboration and contact with Russian government authorities."
In this video we tell you all the details about this particular private military company.
Behind the Wagner Group hide some important faces of the Russian military and business world.
Most researchers point to Dmitri Utkin as the founder of the organization.
Utkin is a former military officer and a veteran of both Chechen wars, who left the service in 2013 when he commanded a unit of Spetsnaz, the elite forces of the Russian army.
And who finances their activities?
Yevgeni Prigozhin, a businessman known as
Putin's chef
for the
catering
services that one of his companies provided to the Kremlin for years.
A controversial figure due to his open criticism of high Russian politics.
But should we be concerned about the Wagner Group?
You will find the answer in the video.
