This group is quite brutal and everywhere that they have intervened, in numerous conflict zones in Africa and elsewhere, they have been accused of atrocious human rights violations.
The Biden administration had been working to towards repairing the relationship with Europeans and this was enormously accelerated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
There are concerns that the recklessness of the Russian military in its invasion of Ukraine could trigger a catastrophic event at one of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.
As the battle for Eastern Ukrainian intensifies, the presence of a group of mercenaries known as the Wagner Group has also grown.
Amid the twisted girders, ruined walls and underground tunnels of the Azovstal plant, Ukraine’s defenders are making their last stand in the siege of Mariupol. The steel factory dates to 1933 and the era of high-Stalinism.

At this critical moment, Europeans must show commitment and resolve in their support for Kyiv. Divisions within the EU risk buying Russia time and weakening Ukraine.
Russian actions to date already come remarkably close to meeting the classical definitions of a genocide: deliberate action aimed at killing, exiling, and hurting a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of its destruction.
In part one of our conversation with Ashley, we discussed India’s strategic calculus around its relations with Russia amid the Russia-Ukraine war. We also discussed the role of India’s tensions with China, and how the White House views India’s Russia ties.
No, in fact historical record makes clear that intervention to stop mass killings, let alone genocide has been the exception, rather than the rule, both for the United States, of course, and for the international community.
The US record on humanitarian intervention to stop or prevent mass killings is consistent with that of the international community. Nations naturally follow their own interests; even in this globalized world, mass killings happen in faraway places and generally don't involve vital US interests.