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@sergeysukhankin argues that Putin's use of PMCs is a reaction to the US aggressive foreign policy against stable nations, a more expedient way to avoid political risk, extend influence and react quicker.The disposable Swiffer version of the military . jamestown.org/program/war-bu…
Here is the related podcast. My review of the birth and growth and business machinations of "Wagner" shows that Putin's PMCs are just one tendril of the Russian hybrid warfare model, but this is a good primer. And dammit Sergey spell "Colombia" right. :)) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
Underneath all this is a very real campaign of murder and attempted murder against investigators and journalists who unwind Putin's false front warfare: "Verzilov says that on the day he became ill he was meant to receive a report he had commissioned" themoscowtimes.com/2019/03/22/bac…
