The Russian state-backed Wagner Group has been one of Moscow’s key assets in pursuing its interests in Libya and more broadly in Africa and the Middle East. Serving as a means to project Russia’s expeditionary posture abroad, broaden its geopolitical influence, attain core economic interests, test out new approaches to conducting military operations, and exploit vulnerabilities in the foreign policy decision-making of rivals, the politically low-cost
Wagner Group's Libya Operations
Wagner Group's Libya Operations
The Russian state-backed Wagner Group has been one of Moscow’s key assets in pursuing its interests in Libya and more broadly in Africa and the Middle East. Serving as a means to project Russia’s expeditionary posture abroad, broaden its geopolitical influence, attain core economic interests, test out new approaches to conducting military operations, and exploit vulnerabilities in the foreign policy decision-making of rivals, the politically low-cost