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The weaknesses weighing on Putin after Wagner mutiny

“Business as usual”: Russian Foreign Minister said operations would continue in African nations. Still, experts say the “greatest effects from this event may be felt” in the Middle East and Africa.

Russian mercenary group Wagner has been seen for years as an armed extension of Moscow's influence in Syria and Africa but these overseas operations have now been called into question by its leader's failed revolt against the Kremlin."Unless there's cooperation with the (Russian) defence ministry, I don't see how the group can continue to operate there," said Pauline Bax, deputy director of the Africa programme at the International Crisis Group.

France is closely monitoring the Wagner Group’s operations after it faced campaigns of disinformation in Africa.

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Pro-Russian content presenting a distorted version of the war in Ukraine and promoting Russia’s interests in Africa is gaining an audience on the continent.

December asset freezes did more to curb Kremlin-backed RT France’s operations than the EU’s broadcast ban.

  Kreu i grupit Wagner aq sa është i dobishëm në këtë luftë për Kremlinin aq dhe po irriton elitat, pasi është jashtëzakonisht ambicioz dhe provokues

He says he has helped the Kremlin gain ground in Ukraine, but he has ruffled feathers among Russian elites.