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Erik Prince offered lethal services to sanctioned Russian mercenary firm Wagner in at least two African conflicts in Libya and Mozambique, according to three people with knowledge of the efforts

Great scoop from @matthewacole @AlexEmmons

theintercept.com/2020/04/13/eri…
When Prince met Wagner leadership, he was under federal investigation for violating arms trafficking regulations. The proposal to the Russian firm raises questions about whether Trump admin officials authorized the meeting or were aware of Prince’s efforts
theintercept.com/2020/04/13/eri…
Wagner is linked to and reportedly financed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was indicted by Mueller for running the Internet Research Agency troll farm

A company linked to Erik Prince originally bid against Wagner to provide security services in Mozambique

Thread on Erik Prince's activity in Mozambique

Thread on the recent arrest of James Fenech, Maltese arms dealer charged with breaching EU sanctions on Libya - Fenech helped Erik Prince launch Blackwater Ammunition in 2018
Should have noted in original tweet that this story is from April - keeping Prince on the radar since stories like this get buried in our current news cycle

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