Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview, mentioned that he had supplied the Wagner group an opportunity to serve within the Russian military. The mercenary group had launched a mutiny in opposition to Russia’s army management final month. Following this, the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was in exile briefly in Belarus. Prigozhin returned to Russia on July 6 and reportedly met with Putin.
Putin, when interviewed with a Russian newspaper Kommersant mentioned that serving the military was considered one of a number of provides he made at a gathering with roughly three dozen Wagner fighters and their founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, 5 days after the mutiny.
Putin’s provide let the group serve below their present commander. Putin reportedly supplied them choices for the longer term. “All of them might have gathered in a single place and continued their service,” Kommersant quoted Putin as saying.
“And nothing would have modified. They’d have been led by the identical one who had been their actual commander all that point,” Putin added. Based on Kommersant, Prigozhin disagreed with Putin. He additionally mentioned there isn’t any chance of the group remaining in its present kind.
The Wagner group performed an vital position in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They particularly performed a vital position in capturing town of Bakhmut in Might.
Within the meantime, a retired US army commander has claimed that Prigozhin is probably going lifeless or jailed. Common Robert Abrams, who served because the commander of US Forces Korea additionally mentioned that Prigozhin’s assembly with Putin following the mutiny of the group was most likely faux. “I believe he’ll both be put in hiding, or despatched to jail, or handled another means, however I doubt we’ll ever see him once more,” Abrams advised ABC Information.
