Putin Discusses Ukraine War With Top Wagner Commander Troshev

Putin Discusses Ukraine War With Top Wagner Commander Troshev
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with senior former commander of the Wagner mercenary group Andrei Troshev and Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 28, 2023. Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Pool via Reuters
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MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group and discussing how best to use “volunteer units” in the Ukraine war.

Mr. Putin was shown on state television meeting at the Kremlin with Andrei Troshev, a former Wagner commander known by his nom de guerre “Sedoi”—or “grey hair.”