LONDON (Reuters) – Russia may in fact have stopped funding the activities of the mercenary group known as the Wagner Group, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said on Monday, and that the funder could be replaced by Russia’s ally Belarus rather than the Kremlin .
The British Ministry of Defense issued a daily bulletin on the social media X platform, pointing out that since Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group, led a failed mutiny against the top Russian military in June, the Russian government has taken measures against Prigozhin and several others. Actions of commercial interest.
The British Ministry of Defense said that “if the Russian government no longer funds Wagner, the next most reasonable benefactor is the Belarusian authorities”, which will consume Belarus’ resources.
The British Ministry of Defense stated that the Wagner Group is gradually downsizing and reorganizing to save personnel salary expenses when the finances are tight. Central News Agency (Translation)
British military: Russia may no longer fund Wagner in exchange for Belarus
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2023-08-13 14:10:20
