mercenaries of the Russian Wagner group act aggressively to strengthening its presence in Africa and the creation of a front of anti-Western states, according to secret documents of the special services United States.

As it turned out, after the leak of secret documents, the rapid spread of Russian influence in Africa is a growing concern of the US intelligence and military establishmentswho stepped up their efforts last year to find ways to hit Russia’s network of paramilitary bases and business fronts through attacks, sanctions and cyber operations.

One of the leaked documents lists more than ten alternatives that could be implemented as part of a “coordinated disengagement effort by the United States and its allies.” Among other things, it is proposed to provide targeted information that would help the Ukrainian forces kill executives Wagner, while mentioning the readiness of other countries to take similar actions to neutralize the pockets of a group of mercenaries in Africa.

However, according to the document, there is not enough evidence in specific files that the CIA, the Pentagon and other US agencies carried out serious strikes against Wagner. Evgeny Prigozhin over a six-year period during which group has strategically established a presence in at least eight African countries, including
Libya, Mali, Central African Republic, Sudan, Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Algeria.

The only one instant the military strike referred to in the documents refers to “successful attack in Libya that destroyed a Wagner supply plane”, but without providing any additional information about the attack itself or the specific aircraft.

more important The US strike on Wagner occurred near Deir ez-Zor in Syria in February 2018, when a US airstrike killed hundreds of the group’s fighters who attacked dozens of Delta Force soldiers, special forces and Kurdish forces next to a gas plant.

Typically, documents describe Wagner as relatively uncontrolled power in Africawhich is expanding its presence and ambitions on the continent, although war in Ukraine not only rages, but has become an insoluble, energy- and resource-draining problem for Moscow.

As a result, “Prigozhin is likely to further strengthen his network in many countries– concludes one of the documents, –undermining the ability of any country to sever relations with it and subjecting neighboring states to their destabilizing actions“.

Wagner’s growing fame is foreshadowed new outbreak of great power rivalry in Africa and alone with her resurgence of authoritarianismevaluates Anas El Gomati, director of the Sadek Institute think-tank based in Tripoli, Libya.

As the saying goes, “Wagner recommends a solution to the problems faced by African dictators.: Democratic reactions? No problem. We will help you with this whether it be electoral fraud or the suppression of wild uprisings“.

“If you have difficulty getting resources and minerals out of your country, “not only can we provide our services, but we will put profits in your banks and no one will know about it,” because they operate through huge networks of front companies.“, he explains, referring to Wagner.

His companies Evgeny Prigozhinthe leader of the paramilitary group appears to be operating with expanded powers and ambitions, not only exploiting any security gaps but causing instability in the region, according to one document.

Recall that secret American documents were leaked to the Internet, some of which were described as “top secret”. report on how Washington treats the war in Ukraine and appear to contain various information about close allies of the United States.

It is reminded that for Leaked documents Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira arrested.

Source: Washington Post.