Russia's Ghost Soldiers and the Crime of Aggression
Blog Post
April 28, 2022
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Read: What a recent appearance by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin in the occupied Donbas region signals about the mix of ultranationalism, disinformation, and violence that has long fueled Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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New America Experts in the News
- A One Stop Shop: In a podcast interview, Candace Rondeaux tells Vox's Noel King that the Wagner Group network is more than just mercenaries, but rather a "one stop shop" for security, electioneering, back channel diplomacy, and mass disinformation, often working in concert.
- World War III?: In a piece for World Politics Review, Candace writes that the war in Ukraine is already a war about the future of global energy and food security.
- Sinking Ship: Peter Singer’s thread explains what we know about the sinking of the Moskva, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet. “There’s a wide variety of roles that unmanned surface systems could play, from helping to extend Ukraine’s surveillance out further and further away from its coastline, to potentially aiding in the targeting of Russian vessels, to helping to sweep Ukrainian waterways of mines if Russia goes that route,” he told FedScoop.
- LikeWar: Peter was a guest on WAMU’s 1A radio show to discuss the impact of technology on the war.
- The Lessons of Ukraine: Peter also joined the Deep State Radio podcast to talk about what this war means for the future of conflict.