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Reassert themselves as a major player. it's a campaign for hearts and minds and hard power. . and russia is moving quickly to get a step ahead of its rivals. cnn has tried repeatedly to get a comment from evgeny through his company, but our requests have gone unanswered. we should say that previously he has strongly denied any links to vogner and the russian government also denies any links to any of these mercenary groups. >> so did you ever figure out who those guys in the car were? >> reporter: well, we did. you notice there was one man who was facing up. we were able to capture his image a...

He concedes also money played a huge part in it, too. and i think his disillusionment with vagner is because it's technically illegal in russia, they're not given the same level of support or respect or sort of infrastructure that you would be if you worked for a company that was a proper legal entity. he felt very much he wanted to see this whole thing, these mercenary groups legalized and made public and therefore given some kind of a credibility. >> clearly your reporting got under the skin of the kremlin. russia is now accusing you of being a spy and they have gone as far as to follow you,...

Interference. we are joined by chief international correspondent, clarissa ward. you have been doing brave recording on this. tell us what you learned? >> wolf, everybody knows that hybrid warfare is one of the most valuable tools russian president vladimir putin has in his arsenal, whether it is misinformation campaigns, election meddling as the u.s. saw in the 2016 election or increasingly the use of mercenaries. russian mercenaries are popping up in countries across the globe, often unstable countries, used to boost russian influence, and also to outmaneuver geopolitical rivals. officially ...