POSITION: Russian paramilitary organization
REPUTATION: Putin’s private army
The Wagner Group for many years did not exist – or at least not according to those whose interests it serves. There are no tax returns and until January no company registration, much less accountability for its victims. The mercenary outfit is illegal under Russian law, which bans private military companies, yet it has offices and a presence in many of the world’s ‘conflict markets’ – a term used by private military
