The United Kingdom has announced its decision to proscribe the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group as a terrorist organization, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed Wednesday.…
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Private military companies (PMCs) are in the spotlight after the Russian PMC Wagner launched a mutiny against its principal, namely the Russian government. Wagner was…
The use of mercenaries dates back to 400 B.C., and they were used by ancient Greeks, Alexander the Great and Rome’s army. Since then, there…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, met following a mutiny by the mercenary force in June, the Kremlin…