The Wagner Group, rebranded as the Africa Corps and now under Russian Defense Ministry control, will survive as long as its mercenaries get paid.
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The infighting between Wagner and Russia’s military has become a soap opera played out in front of a global audience.
Declaring Wagner Group a terrorist organization send a strong signal that would deter support for an entity that has clearly used terrorism.
Moscow still considers resource-rich Africa a region where it can project power. And Wagner Group is a tool of its power projection.