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Is This The End of the Wagner Group?

Simon Whistler · August 14, 2025 · 17 min video · Africa

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Stare into a crystal ball searching for the darkest parts of the modern world and you might find the Wagner group stare back at you Ever since Russia's most fearsome mercenaries first emerged from the shadows in 2014 They've become a brutal warning and a bit of lesson on where I entire global order may be headed in the most dangerous corners of the most

Dangerous countries where any atrocity can be excused in the name of profit The Wagner group are at their very strongest trading an ounce of gold here or a lump of cobalt there for 100 times It's weight in human blood around the world the Wagner group has been under siege since 2023 Not just from international genolists or human rights organizations But from

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Inside the Central African Republic, Wagner’s last stronghold faces Moscow’s Africa Corps. Can Touadéra keep his regime—and Wagner’s empire—alive, or is Putin ending his rogue mercenaries for good at last? Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Denied 05:16 Entrenched 11:17 Embattled

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