Russia Denies Strategy to Spread Africa Influence After Wagner ‘Rebrand’ | VOANews

Russia has rebranded its Wagner paramilitary group as an "expeditionary corps" now controlled by Moscow’s military intelligence arm, and the force is offering a "regime survival package" to autocratic regimes in Africa, Britain’s Royal United Services Institute says. Henry Ridgwell reports.
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[@KalanYore]

African nations who haven't been bought out trusts Russia and China... Wagner Group is still doing mission objectives even as Prigozhin's replacement is respected and can do the job... and besides Wagner is officially registered with Russian armed forces.

[@user-lv8wv3jk4b]

Lol Russia says they are not Russian anymore? Absolute bs

[@omoladewellington960]

"Friends "

[@MuantanamoMobile]

0:20 BIG...HUGE unknowable mystery as to howLibya ended up torn in pieces from being the largest Economy inAfrica wonder how that happened...has nothing at all to do with us...nothing at all.

[@BaumerPaulGefreiter]

We need to stop passively watching what Russia does all over the world and start looking after our own basic interests. Today's very powerful speech by the US Ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman, is a good start. Hungary and everyone else who betrays the political West and supports Putin, while enjoying the fruits of relations with the West, must begin to feel the concrete consequences of this policy.

[@BaumerPaulGefreiter]

@@kefsGeert Wilders will not be the prime minister, lol

[@garysuplee5092]

Haven't you seen : Ezekiel 38-39
Shepherds Student yet ?😮

[@hb9145]

Any African who likes Russia should have a 5 minute chat with the average Russian.

[@MuantanamoMobile]

450 Years...of awesome positive relations is a great start. Also Gen. Abram Gannibal Petrovich.

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I did and it was very nice beautiful hearted, lovely people

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Us was propaganda

[@welingkartr416]

America can spread its "influence" across the globe, threaten countries that do not agree with it, why shouldn't Russia do the same?

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Russia has insurgents in your camp.

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They are white .