The Wagner Group was created by Yevgeny Prigozhin in 2014. Before taking part in the war in Ukraine, it was present in Syria and several African nations.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Wagner Group "did not exist" as a legal entity, US President Joe Biden joked about the possibility of the mercenary group's boss Yevgeny Prigozhin being poisoned, saying he would be careful of what he ate.