Russian Influence

Africa Belarus Wagner Group Hybrid Warfare African Politics Eastern Europe Central Asia Military Presence Cybersecurity Security Partnerships Wagner Wagner Mercenary Group Central Sahel Region Sudan Denial of Liberation Caucasus Region Weaponizing Food Central Europe Infrastructure Vulnerability Pro-Russian Forces Eastern European Politics Georgia

Wagner Group Withdraws From Mali After Declaring Mandate Complete

Months of heavy commander casualties prompted the Kremlin-controlled mercenaries to declare their mission complete

Russian Mercenaries Withdraw from Burkina Faso for Ukraine Conflict

Putin Eyes Transnistria for Potential Annexation Amid Moldova-EU Relations Strain