2023-09-29 08:54:10
A new strong man, but the same methods. Vladimir Putin asked a former lieutenant of Yevgeny Prigojine, boss of the Wagner group who fell out of favor in the eyes of the Russian president and died in the crash of his plane at the end of August, to train volunteers to fight in Ukraine.
“At the last meeting, we discussed the fact that you will be involved in the training of volunteer units capable of carrying out various combat missions, mainly, of course, in the zone of the “special military operation” »in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin declared Thursday to Andreï Trochev, according to a Kremlin press release published Friday.
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According to Vladimir Putin, Andreï Trochev, nicknamed “Sedoï” (“gray hair”, in Russian), a former very close to Yevgeny Prigozhin in the Wagner galaxy, has the experience to carry out such a mission, three months after the abortive attempt at rebellion in Russia by the paramilitary group.
One of the founders of Wagner
A retired colonel, he is often described as one of the founders of Wagner and is under European sanctions for having been “directly involved in the group’s military operations […] in Syria »according to an EU document dated at the end of 2021.
“You know the issues that need to be resolved in advance so that combat work can proceed as smoothly and successfully as possible”for his part argued the Russian president to the former soldier.
Vladimir Putin also welcomed the fact that Andrei Trochev “maintained good relations with his comrades in arms”.
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This request, made official in the presence of Deputy Defense Minister Yunouss-Bek Evkourov, further demonstrates the integration of Wagner veterans into the Russian army.
“Andrei Trochev already works at the Ministry of Defense”Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov even confirmed a few moments later to the Ria Novosti news agency.
At the end of June, following Wagner’s abortive mutiny, the Kremlin left three options to the paramilitary group’s fighters: join the ranks of the Russian army, join civilian life or go into exile in Belarus, an ally of Moscow in its assault on Ukraine.
But the death of their leader, Evgueni Prigojine, at the end of August, in the crash of his plane between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, alongside several members of his bodyguard, marked the end of Wagner in his hitherto known form.
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