Wagner’s boss returns to the stage with a new provocation. In a video published by the press service of his company Concord on Telegram on Saturday, Eugenie Prigogine dreams of being president. “I do mine coming out politics by speaking loudly so that everyone can hear me well“, he begins. “Looking at everything around me, I have a political ambition: I have decided to run for the presidential elections of Ukraine in 2024.“, – declares the henchman of the Kremlin.
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The head of a Russian paramilitary group says he is ready to take on former President Petro Poroshenko and Vladimir Zelensky.I will run for this position againstthem, he hammers. “If I win the election as president Ukraine, everything will be fine, guys. Ammo will no longer be neededs,” he assures live from the Bakhmut front, the longest battle since the start of the Russian offensive.
Strong communication
This last remark is directly addressed to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov, whom Prigozhin accuses of “betrayalrefusing to supply Wagner with ammunition. Earlier in the week, he again complained about ammunition shortages, attributing delivery delays to possible “betrayal“.
“Orders placed for delivery on February 23rd. However, to date most of the ammunition has not been sentPrigogine had said seven days ago. He threatened.If Wagner leaves Bakhmut now, the whole front will collapse“. “It will collapse to the borders of Russia, maybe even further. In general, the situation will not be the most pleasant“, he continued.
Lucky, strategic battle
The epicenter of the war is currently in Bakhmut. If observers doubt the strategic importance of the city itself, this battle has acquired symbolic value for both Kiev and Moscow, which would like to win there after several humiliating reverses.
On Saturday, Wagner’s boss announced the progress of his men who are out there fighting on the front lines.It is the administrative building of the municipality, the administrative center of the city” he said Saturday, pointing to the roof of another building as an example of this progress.
Source: Le Figaro
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