MOSCOW — The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group on Monday slammed experiences that alleged he provided info on Russian troop positions to Ukraine as “laughable” and a results of a attainable smear marketing campaign.
Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has in current days sharpened his rhetoric towards the Russian protection ministry, issuing scathing movies about Moscow’s generals.
Wagner fighters have spearheaded Moscow’s battle for the east Ukrainian metropolis of Bakhmut and Prigozhin’s affect has skyrocketed since Moscow’s offensive.
The Washington Post printed a narrative Sunday primarily based on unverified US intelligence leaks on Prigozhin having contact with Ukrainian intelligence in January.
According to US paperwork, the newspaper stated, Prigozhin had provided to Kyiv info on Russian military positions in trade for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from areas close to Bakhmut.
AFP couldn’t confirm the knowledge reported by the Post.
Prigozhin laughed off the report in an audio message posted on Telegram.
“Reading this is of course nice. It means I am not only fighting for Russia but Zelenskiy is also fulfilling my orders,” Prigozhin stated.
“This is laughable.”
He stated “people from Rublevka”—an opulent Moscow suburb house to the Russian elite—may very well be behind the allegations.
“Of course they will pour as much shit on me as they can,” he stated.
Last week, Prigozhin accused Moscow’s standard military of “fleeing” positions round Bakhmut.
He has repeatedly claimed that the Russian protection ministry was refusing to ship ammunition to his troopers. — Agence France-Presse
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