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Kimberly Marten Discusses the Wagner Group with Forbes
July 24, 2023

Kimberly Marten (Professor of Political Science) discussed the latest on the Wagner Group with Forbes. “A couple of things to keep in mind. First of all, it’s not really a private military company. It is a contracting mechanism for the Russian defense intelligence agency…it’s also not really a mercenary group, because everybody who has signed onto it understands that they are working for the Russian state,” Marten said. Watch the video.

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