The Russian Wagner has no legal presence in Russia, and this company was established in 2014 by a former Russian special forces soldier named Dmitry Utkin, while it is funded and sponsored by businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, nicknamed Putin’s cook.
Wagner was involved in violations in Libya, according to a report prepared by United Nations experts on Libya addressed to the Security Council in March 2021, which indicated that Wagner was operating in a vague system of shell companies in order to conceal Yevgeny Prigozhin’s involvement in the violations, and Khalifa Haftar is paying them $200 million annually, according to intelligence information.
Adapted from Challenges Website