George Clooney and John Prendergast on how the West can kill the Wagner virus
Without stronger action, state capture in Africa and beyond will spread as the group mutates
IN THE DAYS since the Wagner Group abandoned its march on Moscow on June 24th, speculation has grown about what will become of Russia’s notorious paramilitary company and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Amid reports of President Vladimir Putin poking around Wagner’s assets and troop deployments, and with the status and whereabouts of Mr Prigozhin himself cloaked in mystery, the future of the group—and its extensive business empire—is unclear.
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