The USA has well-established private militia companies willing to provide trained militants with arms to invade, defend or secure targets. Even the US government has given these companies the government to fight in the Afghan war, through which these firms have heavily profited and flourished in their ventures. On the other hand, most countries, including Russia, have banned the privatisation of armies. However, the 'Wagner Group, based in Argentina, has Russian ties despite not being a part or recognised as an extension of Russia's military. The group came into being after it supported the separatist forces in the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic from 2014 to 2015. The group was named 'Wagner' by its leader Dmitry Utkin in honour not Hitler's favourite composer.
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