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Norwegian Police to Release Russian Wagner Deserter
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Watch Alex Wagner Tonight Highlights: Jan. 20
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US designates Russian Wagner mercenary force a crime organisation
The United States is designating Russia’s Wagner Group as an international criminal organisation. The White House says about 50,000 of its mercenaries are fighting in Ukraine. The classification will allow the US to apply wider sanctions to the group. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website:…
Wagner group claims full control of Soledar
Ukrainian troops are reportedly trapped in the key Donbass town Wagner Group units have taken control of the “entire territory” of Soledar, the head of the private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed on Tuesday evening. Fighting is continuing in the center of the town, where an unknown number of Ukrainian soldiers has been encircled. “There is a cauldron in the center of town, where urban fighting…
What is the Wagner Group and how is it helping Putin in Ukraine?
The Wagner Group is a private paramilitary force that was founded in 2014 after Moscow annexed Crimea. The group is founded by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin who is close to President Vladamir Putin. Prigozhinw also has a catering business and was once called ‘Putin’s Chef.’ The Wagner group recruited Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine, promising they will be free men when they return, if…
First Wagner Prison Recruits Pardoned After 6-Month Ukraine Service
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