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Upon ceasefire, the \"Wagner Group\" faded back into shadow, only to reemerge in the Middle East, where they'd go toe-to-toe with the U.S., and in Africa, where they'd earn praise for \"tough measures\" against insurgencies yet spark outrage for looting, torture, and civilian deaths. As Russia gained a foothold of influence abroad, Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as \"Putin's Chef,\" went from caterer to commander to single greatest threat Putin has faced in his over-twenty-year rule.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dually armed with military and strategic prowess, the Wagner Group created a new market in a vast geopolitical landscape increasingly receptive to the promises of private actors. 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