Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the private military company Wagner, said on Sunday that his PMC would not sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. The day before at the Ministry of Defense reported that volunteer detachments will sign contracts with the Department of Defense by July 1.
“PMC Wagner will not sign any contract with (Russian Defense Minister Sergey – Note Russian media) Shoigu. PMC “Wagner” is organically integrated into the overall system, PMC “Wagner” coordinates its actions with generals on the right, on the left, with unit commanders, has the deepest experience and is a very efficient structure, ” complaints Prigogine.
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At the same time, Prigozhin said that his PMC is “absolutely completely subordinate” to the interests of Russia and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and also “coordinates all its actions and fulfills the tasks set by General of the Army Surovikin” .
According to Prigozhin, Surovikin is “an intelligent, competent and experienced commander”, and the tasks that PMC “Wagner” carried out on his behalf “showed a high level of efficiency and success”.
The Order of Shoigu
On Saturday, June 10, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the head of the Defense Department, Sergei Shoigu, had signed an order defining the procedure for organizing the service activities of volunteer organizations.
The order provides that volunteer secondments will sign contracts with the department by July 1, giving them the necessary legal status.
“The document defines the signing by volunteer secondments of contracts with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation by July 1 this year, this will give volunteer formations the necessary legal status, create common approaches to organizing a overall support and the fulfillment of their tasks,” noted the Ministry of Defense.
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