‘Putin’s Sledgehammer’ reveals how the Wagner Group became so powerful it threatened him

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‘Putin’s Sledgehammer’ reveals how the Wagner Group became so powerful it threatened him

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A new book delves deep into the rise and fall of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group and its close ties to Vladimir Putin. Nick Schifrin sat down with Candace Rondeaux, author of "Putin's Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos."

This story appeared on pbs.org, 2025-05-26 22:35:02.