Russia’s Wagner likely to need new recruits in future, says Prigozhin
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia’s Wagner likely to need new recruits in future, says Prigozhin

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After being pictured in St Petersburg having led a mutiny, the mercenary boss says Russia may need an emboldened force. Russia’s Wagner Group is currently not recruiting fighters but is likely to do so in future, according to a message published on Monday which appears to be from the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The future of Wagner and Prigozhin has been unclear since he led a brief mutiny against the Russian defence establishment in late June and the Kremlin said he and some of his fighters – who have fought in some of the fiercest battles of the Ukraine war – would leave for Belarus. After the June mutiny, the Kremlin said Wagner fighters who had not taken part would transfer to the regular army, signing contracts with the Defence Ministry. “However, we will be extremely grateful to you if you keep in touch with us, and as soon as the motherland needs to create a new group that will be able to protect the interests of our country, we will certainly start recruiting.” Since the mutiny, some Wagner fighters have moved to Belarus and started training its army.

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