Russia

Prigozhin’s Men Poached in Hiring Spree Linked to Kremlin

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Scores of Wagner fighters have reportedly been recruited to serve the interests of the Kremlin after the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

Russian President Vladimir Putin leans on desk at a meeting.
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National Security Reporter

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