Journalist Candace Rondeaux gives talk on origins of Russian military organization Wagner Group

Journalist Candace Rondeaux gives talk on origins of Russian military organization Wagner Group

On April 10, journalist Candace Rondeaux gave a talk at the Dickey Center for International Understanding about the history of Russian military organization the Wagner Group.With Russia's current volatility in the international world, the Wagner Group is a "good harbinger for what's coming next and a good way of understanding how Putin thinks about power and military aid," Rondeaux said. Approximately fifty students and community members attende…

Placed under sanctions by the United States and the European Union for interference in electoral operations in Africa, a former associate of Wagner's founder, Evgueni Prigojine, has been reconverted since the latter's death. Today, she is one of the spearheads of the strategy for the establishment of Russian companies on the continent.