Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Duma Defense Committee, said that he was preparing a draft law on the activities of PMCs. In an interview with RIA Novosti, he noted that it was too early to talk about the prospects of the Wagner group.
Nevertheless, in his opinion, it is necessary to make the law, which is what we are doing.
Recall that on the night of June 24 in Rostov-on-Don, the headquarters of the Southern Military District was captured by the Wagner PMC. This happened after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s statements about alleged Russian attacks on PMC camps. These allegations were refuted by both the Ministry of Defense and the FSB. A criminal case was opened against Prigozhin for organizing an armed rebellion.
The President, commenting on the situation with the PMC “Wagner”, called the actions to split the unity – apostasy. “What we are facing is a betrayal,” Putin stressed.
Later, the press service of the President of Belarus reported that Alexander Lukashenko held talks with Prigozhin and he accepted his proposal to stop the Wagner movement in Russia and take further steps to de-escalate. The Kremlin said that the head of the PMC would leave for Belarus, and the criminal case would be dropped.
Source: Rosbalt
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