Osborn, Lou/Zufferey, Dimitri Die Söldner des Kremls

Wagner und Russlands neue Geheimarmeen

After the death of its rebellious leader Yevgeny Prigoschin, the notorious Wagner Group was placed under the control of the Russian secret services and restructured. But the Kremlin's mercenaries continue to operate covertly on battlefields around the world, committing human rights violations on a large scale: in Ukraine, Africa and the Middle East. In a breathtaking book, Lou Osborn and Dimitri Zufferey follow their trail and conclude that Russia's shadow warriors are more active than ever. For many years, Russian paramilitaries have been operating worldwide on behalf of the Kremlin. They are modern mercenaries who play a central role in Vladimir Putin's strategy of destabilising the West. Since the beginning of the Russian attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the members of the international research collective All Eyes On Wagner have been hunting Prigoschin and his men around the world and continuing to analyse their global missions after the uprising and death of the Wagner boss: What role do the FSB and GRU secret services play today in controlling the Russian mercenary army? To understand why Russia's shadow warriors remain so important to Putin and his loyalists, the authors also go back to the origins of the Wagner Group to uncover its ideology, methods and opaque structures. Lou Osborn and Dimitri Zuffery's investigative research therefore offers a unique insight into one of the greatest threats to global stability and Western interests.