Can the Wagner Group Be Prosecuted Post-Prigozhin? Exploring the Viability of War Crimes Trials for Russia’s Irregular Forces
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-24-2024
Abstract
In late June 2023, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin made an extraordinary confession. Two days after Wagner Group chieftain Yevgeny Prigozhin abandoned his mutinous “March for Justice” on Moscow, Putin admitted that “the maintenance of the entire Wagner Group was fully provided for by the state.” After nearly a decade of denying that the Kremlin had backed the operations of one of the world’s most notorious paramilitaries, Putin disclosed that Russia’s Ministry of Defense poured nearly $1 billion into support for the Wagner Group’s operations from May 2022 to May 2023.
Source Publication
New America
Recommended Citation
SaCouto, Susana L.; Rondeaux, Candace; Coburn, Natalie; and Murray, Narisara, "Can the Wagner Group Be Prosecuted Post-Prigozhin? Exploring the Viability of War Crimes Trials for Russia’s Irregular Forces" (2024). Popular Media. 601.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/pub_disc_media/601