On Tuesday, The Daily Beast reported that the Wagner Group, a mercenary operation with ties to Vladimir Putin, is freeing murderous rebels, including some considered to be terrorists, from military prisons in the Central African Republic to fight alongside Russians in the invasion of Ukraine in what the publication describes as a “big, desperate turn.” “According to the sources in CAR, where armed rebels have controlled large parts of the country for about a decade, dozens of men held in military and police custody for crimes such as rape and murder are now being recruited into Wagner’s local …
