Questions about Russia’s Wagner Group? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’
Dear Kyiv Independent community members,
We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic will be the role of Wagner Group and other private military companies in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Episode six, “Ukrainian grain exports, and the mayhem they cause in Europe” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on other listening platforms, with your questions starting at 24:15.
Ukrainian grain exports, and the mayhem they cause in Europe | This Week In Ukraine Ep. 6. (YouTube)
Comments (8)
Would it be advisable for the US to try and pay the Wagner Group, or even just portions of it, to withdraw from Ukraine? If that is feasible, what would the pros and cons of doing so be?
This is basically what happened in Afghanistan. The US and our allies provided financial support for various factions and influential individuals to back the US interests in the region. As soon as the steady flow of money dried up, many of the paid supporters took their profits and switched side or fled.
What effect are the Wagner operations in Ukraine having on Wagner's extra-European operations?
Q: Is it theatre that Prigoxhin lost his cool, and was then put in his place by Kadyrov (in his Louis Vuitton "military" jacket) ? Or is the paradign Chicago gangland warfare, each clan squabbling for a piece of the pie as central authority disintegrates? The latter example is not unlike the Warlord period in China. Regardless, what is or can be done to keep them fighting each other?
Is it worth paying so much attention to this soap opera? Russian officials and wannabes lie. We know that. Why not stop trying to analyze their babbling and just watch what they do, as Ukrainian officials keep suggesting?
Related to Trevor's question above - is this an internal funding issue between Wagner Ind and Putin? How lucrative is Wagner's participation in the war?
What is behind Prigozhin first saying Wagner is going to leave Bakhmut and then saying they will stay? Is it really lack of ammunition? Why is Putin tolerating such behavior?
That’s a great question, only Putin knows the answer. My guess that’s because Wagner is a superior fighting force to the regular army, and Putin may be trying to pit his subordinates against each other so that no one gains too much power.