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#Wagner

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Tarek Megerisi
Tarek Megerisi

“Haftar needs Wagner. Furthermore, while he's hosting them in Libya, [Wagner] can use its position to prop up operations in Syria, Sudan and elsewhere. It's a network. It's not just military support, either. They're using their position in eastern Libya to transport [illegal narcotic] Captagon from Syria, shift gold to evade sanctions, as well as help traffic migrants from southern Africa and as far away as Bangladesh. Libya is a hugely profitable area for Wagner.”

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Senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations
25 Feb 2024 6 6
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Cameron Hudson
Cameron Hudson

“It does not very much change in places like Mali and CAR because there were already relationships and contracts. And the Russians said they would honour those contracts. The real question is what happens in the countries Wagner was trying to expand its presence, places like Burkina Faso and Niger. Will that expansion continue under the Russian government?”

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Senior associate in the Centre for Strategic and International Studies’s Africa Program
26 Aug 2023 5 2
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Sergey Bizyukin
Sergey Bizyukin

“Prigozhin was relocated from the country. Within two months, they redistributed his assets, checked all contact chains, and replaced everything in the system that needed replacement. And now just got rid of [Prigozhin and his top lieutenants]. I don't know whether [Prigozhin] had a chance to sit it all out in Belarus, but that was his only teeny-weeny chance to survive.”

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Russian activist and historian who fled Russia in 2019
24 Aug 2023 2 1
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Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko

“They [Wagner fighters] are asking to go West, ask me for permission … to go on a trip to Warsaw, to Rzeszow. But of course, I am keeping them in central Belarus, like we agreed. We are controlling what is happening [with Wagner].”

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President of Belarus
23 Jul 2023 4 2
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Pavel Felgenhauer
Pavel Felgenhauer

“Of course this doesn't mean that problems have dissipated. It's not fine actually because Putin called on the Wagner fighters to join the defence ministry - and they're not doing it. They are still there with their weapons, they are well organised, they're the best fighting force in the land right now. And what will be their next move is not clear. Right now, they most likely feel threatened. They didn't disappear.”

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Moscow-based military analyst
26 Jun 2023 2 1
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Samuel Ramadi
Samuel Ramadi

“It [Wagner relationship with RSF] is primarily aimed at creating a smuggling route for the gold from Sudan to Dubai and then to Russia so that they can fund Wagner Group operations inside Ukraine.”

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Author of the book Russia in Africa
17 Apr 2023 6 3
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin

“I ask you to take all necessary measures to prevent the Wagner private military company being cut off from the main forces of the Russian army, which will lead to negative consequences for the special military operation.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force
20 Mar 2023 (approx) 2 3
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin

“For now, we are trying to figure out the reason: is it just ordinary bureaucracy or a betrayal. If Wagner retreats from Bakhmut now, the whole front will collapse. The situation will not be sweet for all military formations protecting Russian interests.”

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Founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force
05 Mar 2023 3 1
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John Kirby
John Kirby

“The mercenary group [Wagner] had made incremental gains in and around Bakhmut over the last few days but those advances had taken many months to achieve and came at a devastating cost that is not sustainable. It is possible that they may end up being successful in Bakhmut but it will prove of no real worth to them because it is of no real strategic value.”

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Pentagon spokesman
17 Feb 2023 2 1
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John Kirby
John Kirby

“We can confirm that North Korea has completed an initial arms delivery to Wagner, which paid for that equipment. Last month, North Korea delivered infantry rockets and missiles into Russia for use by Wagner.”

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Pentagon spokesman
22 Dec 2022 5 2
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Serhiy Haidai
Serhiy Haidai

“They had a little pop there, just where Wagner headquarters was located. A huge number of those who were there died. I am sure that at least 50 percent of those who managed to survive will die before they get medical care. This is because even in our Luhansk region, they have stolen equipment.”

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Governor of Luhansk region
11 Dec 2022 3 3
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Alex Vines
Alex Vines

“They [Wagner] have protected the elites in Bangui, fought back Bozizé's rebels and they haven't lost a lot of people doing that. But they are not getting a good return on investment other than some individuals profiting from access to resources they got in return for their services. Beyond irritating the West, Russia has no strategic interest in the CAR per se. They have never been historically interested in the country. But the CAR was supposed to be part of what you may call a 'corridor of influence' across this part of the African continent, starting in Sudan and then going on into Congo. Ukraine puts a stop to that. They are overstretched and, of course, Russia is not China. They don't have deep pockets. So as far as building that corridor of influence is concerned, it's back to the drawing board.”

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Director of the Africa Programme at the London-based Royal Institute of International Affairs
20 May 2022 9 4
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Fiacre Salabe
Fiacre Salabe

“A number of citizens here consider Wagner's presence a good thing, especially since their operatives and our army pushed back an assault on our capital, Bangui in January 2021. The appreciation of the Russians is absolutely tied in with anti-French sentiment, similar to what you find in Mali, for instance. France is considered dishonest and unhelpful. There are regular anti-French demonstrations, these are organised by people close to those in power here.”

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Freelance journalist in the capital Bangui
20 May 2022 6 4
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