Prigozhin and the commander of the Wagner PMC responded to criticism of Chechen politicians and the military

The founder of the private military company (PMC) “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin and the commander of the PMC did not react to the speeches of Chechen politicians and the military. Mr. Prigozhin, responding to the call to meet face to face, noted that “all participants in the discussion” can contact him by phone. The commander of the PMC “Wagner” Dmitry Utkin with the call sign “Wagner” declared his readiness to talk with the speaker of the Chechen parliament Magomed Daudov as “a man with a man” and noted that they had “know each other” since the first and second Chechen wars.

Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed his opinion on the need for the death penalty for mistakes that led to the death of people and other problems during the military operation. Mr. Daudov previously noted that for such a position during the Great Patriotic War, “they would immediately put up against the wall.” “As for my location, all the participants in this discussion are well aware of mine, including closed special phones, and have the opportunity to contact me,” Mr. Prigozhin said in a comment published by his press service on Telegram.

Mr. Utkin addressed Mr. Daudov via the Wagner Unloading Telegram channel (Evgeny Prigozhin said that the channel is used to respond to criticism of Chechen politicians and the military). The commander of PMC “Wagner” agreed that “certain citizens should be put up against the wall for the shame that we have.” He noted that there are no panic moods in PMCs, and any problems are solved “by the methods available to us, which do not contradict the laws of the Russian Federation and the Constitution.” Mr. Utkin called Mr. Daudov’s appeal to Mr. Prigogine “to you” and “Zhenya” familiar.

“We are always ready to talk like a man to a man. Moreover, we know each other since the first and second wars in Chechnya,” added the commander of the Wagner PMC.

cause for conflict became Mr. Prigozhin’s answer to the question of whether Akhmat’s forces are really capable of taking control of the Donetsk People’s Republic. He only noted that he could not comment on this, because he was “not immersed in these details”, expressed confidence that Akhmat was able to take control of certain settlements, but they “do not have the task of freeing the entire DPR.” In addition to Magomed Daudov, State Duma deputy from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov and Akhmat special forces commander Apty Alaudinov reacted sharply to this.

Leonid Uvarchev