Mercenaries are a valuable if wayward Russian asset
In contrast to its usual criticism of US policy, Moscow tries to ignore an attack that hit Russian 'freelance soldiers'
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- Deniable and disposable
- Legal limbo
- Blurring geopolitics and business
- Foreign policy fallout
- Domestic repercussions
- Policy implications
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_350.jpg "The coffin of a regular serviceman who died in Syria is returned to his home village in southern Russia (Reuters/Maria Tsvetkova)")