Uncovering the Wagner Group
Channel: New America
Date: 23/02/2023

One year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Future Frontlines presents its latest investigation into the Wagner Group, ostensibly a private military company headed by oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin. Wagner fighters are on the frontlines in Ukraine and have deployed to conflict hotspots around the world including Mali, the Central African Republic, and Libya. Drawing on years of research into the Wagner Group’s operations, history, and expansive online communities, the panel will delve into the Wagner Group narrative, which distracts - intentionally - from the organization’s true origin and structure.

Follow the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #WagnerRevealed and by following the Twitter handle @NewFrontlines.

Speakers:

Ben Dalton, @wbend
Program Manager of Future Frontlines, New America

Anna Kruglova
Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, University of Salford

Candace Rondeaux, @CandaceRondeaux
Director of Future Frontlines, New America

Kateryna Stepanenko, @KatStepanenko
Analyst, Institute for the Study of War

Paul Stronski, @pstronski (moderator)
Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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