Legally, there are no private military companies (PMCs) in Russia. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin during a press conference on the results of the year, which takes place in Gostiny Dvor.
“There are no PMCs in Russia, and this is the problem with recognizing fighters as participants in hostilities,” he noted, calling this a gap made by the Ministry of Defense.
“The participants in the hostilities, as it were, ‘private military companies,’ did not enter into contracts with the state,” Putin noted, adding that the commanders of these PMCs had one relationship or another with the state, and payments were made in cash.
“It is now difficult to simply establish even the composition of these military companies,” he explained. But their rights, as the president noted, must be restored. “They have the right to all social benefits, to any form of support from the state,” the president emphasized. According to him, it is now difficult to establish the number of these private military companies, but the rights of fighters fighting for PMCs should be restored and accepted at the same level as fighters on government contracts, Putin added.
If necessary, changes will be made to the law, the president promised.
He added that there is a problem with signing contracts for military personnel in the DPR and LPR at a time when the regions were not yet part of the Russian Federation. However, it will be resolved, Putin added.
Source: Rosbalt
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