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  1. Wagner Group (Russian: Группа Вагнера, romanized: Gruppa Vagnera), also called PMC Wagner, ChVK Wagner, CHVK Vagner or simply Wagner,... Ideology: Russian nationalism Leader: Yevgeny Prigozhin; Dmitri Utkin; Konstantin Pikalov Size: 1000 (March 2016); 6,000 (December 2017)​; 8,000 (April 2022); fifty ... Activity: 2013-present
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  2. Although the Wagner Group itself is not ideologically driven,[14] various elements of it have been linked to neo-Nazism and the extreme right.[15][16]
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  3. The company name comes from Utkin's own call sign ("Wagner"), which he supposedly chose because of his passion for the Third Reich.[31][32]
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  4. even for being an extremely xenophobic organization with reports of ties to neo-Nazi organizations.[38]
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  5. According to several Russian media, the Wagner Group is financed by the Russian state, as well as several businessmen close to it, including Yevgeny Prigozhin, a wealthy associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also controls the Internet Research Agency.[39]
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  6. On December 13, 2021, the Council of the European Union issued sanctions against the Wagner Group and its leaders, including Utkin and Prigozhin, for the "violation of human rights" in Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan, Mozambique, as well as for his armed action against the "territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine".[76]
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