U.S. intelligence indicates that the Wagner Group's increasing prominence in the Ukraine conflict has created tension with the Russian military and the Ministry of Defense.
Lt. Gen Keith Kellogg on the need for U.S. to continue to support Ukraine as the U.S. finalizes a 2.5 billion aid packageRussian military company the Wagner Group"Last month, the Department of Commerce designated Wagner as a military end user, which means we expanded the entity listing of Wagner to ensure that it cannot access equipment anywhere in the world based on U.S.
Kirby stressed the need to go after the group as Russian President Vladimir Putin is"increasingly turning" to the group, which has created tensions between Wagner and the Russian Ministry of Defense as Wagner continues to develop into"a rival power center to the Russian military." The Wagner Group has operated across several regions, including the Middle East, Africa and Venezuela, and has long caused"no end of problems for U.S. policymakers.
An interior view shows PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022. Since its inception in 2014, the group has been considered a proxy group of the Russian state abroad, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies . The group rose to prominence during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group currently has approximately 50,000 personnel deployed to Ukraine, including 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts, Kirby reported.
White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby presents images that allege railcar movement between Russia and North Korea during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 20, 2023.
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