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Joaquin Sapien

The shadowy world of Russian mercenaries

Russian President Vladimir Putin MIKHAIL TERESHCHENKO/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

For nearly a decade, U.S. officials watched with alarm as a shadowy network of Russian mercenaries connected to the Kremlin wreaked havoc in Africa, the Middle East and most recently Ukraine.

A number of them now say they wish the U.S. government had done more.

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