Pentagon leaks: US influence weakens as Wagner rises in Africa

According to the Washington Post story, the US military and intelligence began looking for ways to weaken the company, as Wagner increased his influence day by day and caused instability in the countries where he was present.

In the leaked Pentagon documents, it was emphasized that the US, which discussed ways such as attacking Wagner’s bases, imposing sanctions or conducting cyber operations, discussed a number of ways to weaken Wagner in coordination with allied forces.

It is emphasized in the documents that the allied powers in Africa show a willingness to share intelligence against Wagner, similar to the idea of ​​sharing intelligence for the shooting of Wagner’s commanders in the Ukraine, and that the only direct military attack against Wagner so far is against a logistics plane in Libya transferred.

The documents noted that “Wagner’s owner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is likely to strengthen his network in many countries,” and that the company, which has a strategic location in 8 of the 13 countries in which it operates in Africa, can lead to carry out their destabilizing actions. activities to neighboring countries.

FRANCE: WE CAN SHIT WAGNER

In a study on Wagner prepared by US Chief of Staff General Mark Milley and his top advisers, Prigozhin made plans against US and French influence in Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Guinea, Mali and other countries, and even Wagner directly attempted a coup. in Chad. he stated that he plans to support

On the other hand, it was also stated that France was willing to shoot Wagner in a coup against the Chadian administration, with which it is allied.

In another document, Wagner was reported to have extracted natural resources in the Central African Republic, Libya and Sudan, with the continent becoming a market for Russian weapons and nuclear power technology.

In mid-April, US Joint Chiefs of Staff coat-of-arms documents were leaked, containing up-to-date military and intelligence information on key topics, including the Ukraine-Russia war, Russia-related intelligence activities, Israel, Canada’s nuclear program, South Korea, China and Iran. (AA)