003 - Amy Mackinnon - Wagner Group, Russia's Blackwater?

<p>We speak to Amy Mackinnon (@ak_mack), <span class= "css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">National Security & Intelligence Reporter at Foreign Policy. We speak about Wagner Group, a Russian Private Military Company (PMC) and paramilitary organization widely believed to be an armed unit of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and/or the GRU<sup id= "cite_ref-CAR-killings_31-0" class="reference"></sup> in disguise, used by the Russian government in conflicts where deniability is needed. It is believed to be owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.</span></p>