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Jan 2023
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Russia acknowledges role of Wagner merce...

Bbc World Service
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For the first time, the Russian military admits to the Wagner Group's contribution to operations in Ukraine. Also in the programme: The United States and Japan celebrate a strengthening of their alliance; and Kurdish protestors in Stockholm threaten to derail relations between Sweden and Turkey. (Photo: Smoke rises from strikes on the frontline city of So ... Show More
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