The boss of Wagner returns to the front of the stage with a new provocation.
In a video posted Saturday on Telegram by the press service of his company Concord, Evguéni Prigojine dreams of being president.
“
I come
out
politically
by speaking loudly, so that everyone can hear me well
,” he says.
“
Looking at everything around me, I have a political ambition: I have decided to run for the Ukrainian presidential election in 2024,
” announces the Kremlin henchman.
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The boss of the Russian paramilitary group says he is ready to face former President Petro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelensky: "
I will run for this position against
" them, he insists.
“
If I win the election as President of
Ukraine, everything will be fine, guys.
The ammunition will no longer be necessary
, ”he assures live from the Bakhmout front, the longest battle since the start of the Russian offensive.
Strong communication
This last remark is directly aimed at the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, and the Chief of Staff, Valery Guerassimov, whom Prigojine accuses of committing "treason
"
by refusing to provide ammunition to Wagner.
Earlier this week, he again complained of a lack of ammunition, attributing the delays in delivery to possible "
treason
".
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“
Orders have been given for delivery on February 23.
But so far most of the ammunition has not been sent
,” Prigozhin said seven days earlier.
He had threatened: "
If Wagner now withdraws from Bakhmout, the whole front will collapse
."
“
It will collapse to the borders of Russia, maybe even further.
In general, the situation will not be the most pleasant
, ”he continued.
Bakhmout, strategic battle
The epicenter of the war is currently in Bakhmout.
If observers doubt the strategic importance of the city in itself, this battle has acquired a symbolic value, both for kyiv and for Moscow, which would like to obtain a victory there after several humiliating reverses.
On Saturday, the boss of Wagner claimed the progress of his men, who are fighting there on the front line: "
It is the building of the municipal administration, the administrative center of the city
", he declared on Saturday , pointing to the roof of a building, another building, as an illustration of this progress.