Putin Admits to Funding the Wagner Group: Implications for Russia’s State Responsibility

Putin Admits to Funding the Wagner Group: Implications for Russia’s State Responsibility

Putin Admits to Funding the Wagner Group: Implications for Russia’s State Responsibility On June 27, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a remarkable announcement. After years of denying any links between the Wagner Group and the Russian State, Putin stated,...
Contracts Between the Wagner Group and Russia’s Defense Ministry: International Law Implications

Contracts Between the Wagner Group and Russia’s Defense Ministry: International Law Implications

Contracts Between the Wagner Group and Russia’s Defense Ministry: International Law Implications After months of infighting between Russian defense officials and the Wagner Group, the Deputy Defense Minister, Nikolai Pankov, announced on June 10, 2023, that “volunteer...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed during an expert workshop that the Lieber Institute co-convened alongside Harvard Law School’s Program on...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Introduction

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Introduction

Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Introduction Editor’s note: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the ICRC, HLS PILAC, or other workshop participants. Large-scale combat operations (LSCOs) involve widespread,...
Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability

Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability

Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability Since Russia commenced its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Wagner Group has come out of the shadows. Used by the Kremlin as an alternative fighting force since 2014, the private...