Wagner troops in Africa and Syria: Mosco • Table.Briefings

The Europeans have been on the defensive in West Africa not only since the coup in Niger. Brussels is watching closely as Moscow settles the legacy of Yevgeny Prigozhin. What will happen to the Russian influence that until recently his Wagner private militia secured – in Syria, Libya and the Sahel?

For a hero of Russia, Yevgeny Prigozhin has surprisingly quickly slipped from the top spots on Russian news sites. Apparently, the man who did the dirty work abroad for President Vladimir Putin is quickly to disappear from public memory. Now it’s about Wagner’s structures and business that are to be taken over – or maintained.

Wagner troops in Africa and Syria: Moscow must settle Prigozhin legacy

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