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Coverage dated July 13, 2023

Wagner ‘does not exist’: Why Putin claims a rift in the mercenary group

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By Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Now you see Wagner, now you don’t. Weeks after an armed uprising by the Russian mercenary group Wagner revealed cracks in Russia’s system of one-man rule, the Kremlin has been on a PR offensive.

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    Wagner ‘does not exist’: Why Putin claims a rift in the mercenary group (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — Now you see Wagner, now you don’t. Weeks after an armed uprising by the Russian mercenary group Wagner revealed cracks in Russia’s system of one-man rule, the Kremlin has been on a PR offensive.

  2. CNN

    Latest news on Russia's war in Ukraine, Putin says Wagner 'simply does not exist' (opens CNN)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin told a Russian newspaper Thursday that the private mercenary Wagner Group "simply does not exist." Follow here for live updates.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Putin says Wagner mercenary group has no legal basis and 'simply doesn't exist' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Vladimir Putin now says that the Wagner military group, whose mercenaries have been key to Russia's war in Ukraine, 'doesn't exist' as a legal entity.

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