“Prigozhin does not seek political power, but military power”

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2023-06-24 23:43:07
By Steve Tenre

Posted yesterday at 12:09, Updated yesterday at 23:43

Yevgeny Prigozhin in a video posted on Telegram. Handout / TELEGRAM / @concordgroup_official / AFP

INTERVIEW – General (2S) François Chauvancy analyzes the ins and outs of the Wagner paramilitary insurrection, and reviews the real intentions of its leader, Evgueni Prigojine.

General (2S) François Chauvancy is a consultant in geopolitics, a doctor in information and communication sciences, and a teacher at the Catholic Institute of Paris.

LE FIGARO. – The paramilitary group Wagnercame into rebellion against the Russian Defense Ministry,after his boss, the oligarch Yevgeny Prigojine, accused the regular army of having killed a large number of its mercenaries in bombardments. What do you think of this accusation?

General Francois CHAUVANCY – If these bombings are proven, it is because Moscow wanted to put out of harm’s way Prigojine, who is a free spirit constantly undermining publicly the influence of the Russian army. He has made outrageous remarks in recent months, accusing the Ministry of Defense in particular of considering its soldiers as cannon fodder. This strike is a way like any other to neutralize it. But in my opinion, the dismantling of the Wagner structure had been underway for several weeks.

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