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Wow Putin is scared. #Russia TV did one of their propaganda “exposes” to discredit @CNN reporter @clarissaward as a spy b/c she’s investigating Kremlin secret Wagner army. She even interviewed a mercenary. Recall 3 well-known Russian journalists were killed investigating Wagner. 
.@CNN reporter found out first hand about KGB #Putin’s #Russia. Doing a story on Kremlin-tied Wagner mercenary private army, @clarissaward was followed, filmed, had a guy go thru her hotel room, and became the subject of a Russian #disinformation attack video calling her a “spy.”
@CNN @clarissaward Kremlin-tied Wagner mercenaries were in the news last year when a team of opposition Russian journalists were killed investigating the army's secret activities in Africa's CAR. Here's a THREAD of reporting on that story (from 2018) #Russia
@CNN @clarissaward Another relevant THREAD on Putin Oligarch Prigozhin's Project in Africa—Russian interference in 20 countries, w/ Soviet-style strategy (incite anti-Western sentiment, revive territorial disputes) AND Soviet problems (corruption, unprofessionalism, alcohol)
