PBS NEWSHOUR
Putin's Sledgehammer Reveals How the Wagner Group Became So Powerful It Threatened Him
PBS NewsHour's Nick Schifrin interviews Candace Rondeaux about her book Putin's Sledgehammer, which examines the Wagner Group's rise, fall, and connections to Vladimir Putin.
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Inside Prigozhin’s Wagner, Russia’s Secret War Company
The Wall Street Journal's documentary traces Wagner's global expansion from a small mercenary operation to a sprawling network across four continents, featuring interviews with fighters, officials, and investigators.
TIMES RADIO
How Prigozhin’s Madness and Ambition Caused His Death
Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash that was “pretty clear sabotage,” says author of Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos.
SECRETS & SPIES
Inside the Wagner Group: Putin’s Mercenary Chaos
Candace Rondeaux joins the Secrets & Spies podcast to unpack the Wagner Group's dark mythology and hard realities, exploring its evolution from post-Soviet chaos to a key tool for Russian foreign policy, sanctions evasion, and influence operations across Syria, Africa, and Ukraine.
PBS AMANPOUR & CO.
Wagner Group Explained: The Private Army Fighting Putin’s War In Ukraine
Candace Rondeaux joins Amanpour & Co. to discuss the Wagner Group's influence on the Russia-Ukraine war as fighting encroaches on Russian territory.
DICKEY CENTER
Putin's Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group & Russia's Collapse into Mercenary Chaos
Candace Rondeaux speaks at Dartmouth's Dickey Center for International Understanding about how a local criminal thug exploited black markets and Kremlin power struggles to assemble a private army.
SMALL WARS JOURNAL
Candace Rondeaux on the Russia-Ukraine War and Putin’s Sledgehammer
In this episode of Revolution in Military Affairs by Amos Fox, Managing Editor of SWJ, hear Candace Rondeaux of Arizona State University and New America discuss her new book, Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse Into Mercenary Chaos.