The Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin provide guns for hire in a murky global operation with links to Putin and the Russian state. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains who they are, what they do and why the war in Ukraine has shifted things.
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This is some hilariously biased and analysis full of half truths. The reason Wagner was invited into CAR, Mali, and Burkina Faso is because the French military that had been their for years failed to put down the insurgency, committed numerous crimes and the population resented the French presence and political interference. By the way their were hundreds of thousands of PMCS during the Iraqi occupation and tens of thousands in Afghanistan
Know why Africa is the Hotspot? Because that’s where it all began. Prolly paid in US dollars for the minerals.
I hope people realize that this is very bias.
I wonder what they would say about the U.S. mercenaries.
So basically, Wagner is a legalised terrorist organisation…..
who came here after Wagner rebellion?
Why always the west acts innocent child, this mercenary are same as Black Water ,they killed and oppressed Iraq, Afghanistan, Libia and Somalia, over 3Million people, and still they work and do same job with different name , they worked side by side with American soldiers and Nato, how those mercenaries are ok and these ones are evil… they are all evil and needs to bring them in justice when ICJ is sincere to judge or the UN whom are complicit about those atrocities that Black water committed 😢😢😢
lol fkn liar. Russian didn’t “illegally annex” noone. cant annex a region whose people consider themselves as Russians.
This is the same scenario of Erdogan’s staged coup for settling scores and demonstrating power at the cost of killing people and soldiers. For Putin and politicians, humans are just numbers.
Why did she say when Russia “illegally” annexed Crimea? I thought Al Jazeera was unbiased and at least not whitewashed from western perspective.
Who are Wagner group?
Hah! What an explanation! Like there’s no other mercenary Except Wagner!😊
Media is wrong number
is she an actress??
Now they kinda based ngl
Yeeeeah. Like for suuuuure the CIA didn’t commit the worst torture ever, like what, you got to crawl trough a tight tunnel with water inside it while they rise the water level more and more untill you CONFESS. Basically the modern equivalent of the pope, the pope ruled europe, now america takes the role of pope and rules THE WORLD who is president of America is president of the entire world, america is the pay to win player who exploited everyone
Gosh it seems only women are experts on mercenary activities,whod have thought?
History of power russian military
2021 : the 2nd military in the world
2022 : the 2nd military in ukraine war
2023 : the 2nd military in russia federation
Hes going to take out Putin and be in power. It will be even worse
Al Jazeera, can you do an expose on the United Nations Troops too, they make Wagner look like amateurs and are particularly well known for child abuse. Also of great interest would be a story on Academi, formerly known as Blackwater, which is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1996. They have dubious connections and are reported to be ruthless.
Is he a pow of wife
Thanks for this illustrative programme.
If this was game of thrones this guy would be littlefinger
I didn’t realise Sporty Spice knew so much about Wagner Group 🤔
Lake St. Martin First Nation Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
Dauphin River First Nation Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
Great
This group was.paid for.bye the USA aka the west put.1 and 1 together the 6.000.000.000 that got missed placed to pay wager leader
Let’s talk about Black Water group..!🫨
from selling-hotdogs to restaurateur to entrepreneur to being Putin’s caterer to founding Wagner company …
man, what an over-achiever !
Is this happening when AU is present?
I quote what Catrina Doxsee – Associate Director & Fellow CSIS said… that the Wagner Group is a “loose network…” ? “..in as opaque a way as possible..” ? “..make it difficult to understand what their financial and organisational links are…” and “to make it very difficult to hold them accountable for their actions …” ? … So my question is , how different are they from other rebel militia groups that are not associated with state actors or government forces ?
To explain this to Americans ,, it is similar to Blackwaters.
This is normal I know many people who took lions and cheetahs from the jungle to care for them, even dogs but end up being killed by the same animals they cared for.
When did Jennifer Connelly start working for Al Jazeera.
❤it’s not real. Trump cars. But he got to buy them. I order them. Not with money. I’m the King. 😅
Do y’all realize that all the crazy scenarios y’all see in call of duty games are true?
I have clearly understood
why do all ugly people tell how people should do war ??
The fact that the guy started out selling hot dogs to owning a mercenary company is crazy.
He started out as part as a junior member of the Leningrad criminal crew – the same as Putin and most of his early silivoki
I wonder if they bombed Belgrade, killed Saddam Hosein, or maybe they are the monsters who killed Gaddafi… Oh wait… That was another terrorist group
Simple…it’s Russian BLACK WATER
Wagner all the way
why should I trust western media?
Al Jazeera is not western media
Putin will have Prigozhin killed first chance he gets.
Prigozhin never should have stopped, and should have finished his takeover of Moscow.
Prigozhin’s being a FOOL.
This is the perfect time for Russian citizens to fight for their freedom and future to become a free people.
This is what the Ukrainians are fighting for.
They want to stay and live free.
Russian’s should take notice. Freedom is worth fighting and dieing for.
Follow the Ukrainian’s lead and fight Putin for your freedom.
You may never get another chance as perfect as RIGHT NOW.
Russians
Fight for your freedom and become FREE…
This is just remind me of ss in ww2 they were hitler own militia with himmler the commander that did a lot of crimes but on the bright side history teachs us that when you have power it’s a matter of time and you will lose it
Killer machine that kills hundreds of people
Wagner group is a group of gangs their member are criminals employed from prisons. May be Putin will loose its trust from Russian authorities that he used a gang.
How many vaginas were injured in making this doco? Haha hehe
😂🎉😢❤🎉❤ trolled by mainstream media 🎉❤ 🎉 they are closer to NATO facilities 🎉❤ well staged 🎉❤
Wagner owns property’s in places they pillaged and raped.
This is quiet a good insight into Wagner thank you.
What a success story from hot dogs to b3come ceo of mercenery group😂
BOO HOO UKRAINE IS GETTING WHAT THEY HAVE COMEING AND ZAKYNSKI WILL HANG FOR HIS WAR CRIMES
spelling really adds to credibility
@Paul_ every body that has no argument goes to the exact thing thats ok keep youre spelling because thats what makes thing true
@burnbabyburn 2026 I’m not arguing with a 7 year old. Also? it’s your, not you’re. You’re is used instead of “you are”
Wagner❤, 🇷🇺Russia❤, we stand together❤
Honk if you’re here after the recent actions made by the Wagner group!!
Vladimir Putin does not has the power to deny Yevgeny Prigozhin nor any of the Wagner Group soldiers their Russian CITIZENSHIP in this democracy.
Therefore, Vladimir Putin does not have exile powers.
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What about the French the British CIA???😒
CIA is a spy organization. Black rock and Wagner are “private military contractors”.
This is a great beginning premise for a new war movie or Call of Duty Franchise
Well analyzed and speculated
From hotdogs to war dog!
Rubbish
Let’s talk about blackwater and black rock. And the hundred’s of thousands killed in the middle east.
Simply put , they’re out of work trained soldiers who have found employment with this Wagner group run by a business savvy CEO who knows his way around legal and financial matters . Like the mafia but not so illegal. At least that’s my view.
Great explanation of the Wagner. The group is affiliated to unknown sources of intelligence
Where is the west when human right abuse is done as blatant as this ? Why they only care about china making detention cemter ?.
Another sad truth
Do anyone know that France still have 12000 troops in Africa doing the same thing since African countries fake independence? Working under the cover of UN peace keepers, UN human rights, etc but their role is to remove/kill any president working for its own people. Let’s talk about that.
This is the best time to attack for other groups
whats the difference betwen wagner and french foreign legion?
whats the difference betwen wagner in CAD and US military bases around the world?
Looks like the best military mind in russia can’t think his way out of a wet paper bag. Putin will probably stretch his skin over a fine table lamp. Russia is as russia was, a terror state where it’s people have no hope and deserve none.
Kazerian
This boss is working for his bosses
Priggy… from hero to zero
Fascinating.
It’s like a way for puthole to do things and say it wasn’t him. They give him a scapegoat of sorts and in return, he’s got these guys paid. He probably paid them better than their country’s army. Except when the Z troops killed some of the Wagner troops and puthole squeezed their equipment/supplies. Gee what could go wrong on both sides lol.
Ummm Wow! It would be interesting If the west talks about BLACKWATER.
This is a group that Americans own 😅
From hot dogs to rape murder obesity war crimes and death. Then they proved cowardly and begged for forgiveness. Because Putin reportedly kidnapped his children.
I would think they are the same as Blackwater (Iraq).
Western media should stop getting overly excited about a failed Prigozhin bit of adventurism. Russians appreciate the Wagner group for their bravery and for being among the best storm troopers in the business of war; this is why they cheer them. Unfortunately Wagner success on the battlefield gave one of their leaders ie; Prigozhin a delusion of grandeur, resulting in a fit of adventurism that his superior commander Putin has now dealt with; swiftly and more importantly with minimum bloodshed.
The Wagner group is no different from CIA, they have done exactly the same but less than USA. We can’t be fooled anymore, internet is a big game changer
Syria, Mali and Mozambique. Those places still at war, why shall we believe that a private militia will fight to end the war 🤯
I want to thank this news channel for its authenticity. I am a subscriber as its hard to find truth to media these days ..
When another country does it then it’s bad? When the USA has blackwater and other companies then it’s ok? 🤣
” We really see them deeply integrated into the running of ,more or less, the country”. What? Making statements and giving no facts or specific details that back that statement up. Why do I feel like this program was made for people who can be spoon fed narratives – around someone else’s agendas.
The WAGNERS GROUP are TRAiTORS, MANIACS.! Nobody likes you.
What’s her name ?
Haha aljazeera knows anything about wagner. Hahaha. Al jazeera is biden’s puppet, gets scripts from him. Shows some arranged falsed photos and speech …lies, false information .
Bullshit!!!
No different from blackrock that work for the US there’s these merc groups working for loads of different countries.
And they all are up to no good.
We do not need these people anywere near that button.
Propaganda
Nice documentary
so its just russian blackwater