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Prigozhin says Wagner will not sign any contract with Russian defence minister
Reuters ^ | 6/11/2023 | Guy Faulconbridge

Posted on 06/11/2023 10:52:22 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Russia's most powerful mercenary said on Sunday that his Wagner fighters would not sign any contract with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, publicly refusing an attempt by the defence ministry to bring his fighting force under its sway.

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The defence ministry on Saturday said Shoigu had ordered all "volunteer detachments" to sign contracts with his ministry by the end of the month, a step it said would increase the effectiveness of the Russian army.

Though the ministry did not mention Wagner in its public statement, the Russian media reported that it was an attempt by Shoigu to bring the mercenaries to heel.

"Wagner will not sign any contracts with Shoigu," Prigozhin said in response to a request for comment on the matter. The order, he said, did not apply to Wagner.

The defence ministry did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.

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"Shoigu cannot properly manage military formations," Prigozhin said, adding that Wagner coordinated its actions in Ukraine with General Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed "General Armageddon" by the Russian media.

The defence ministry said that in the interests of increasing the effectiveness of "volunteer detachments", all such units - or their men - would have to sign a contract with the defence ministry by July 1.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allwagnerallthetime; contractors; gerasimov; guyfaulconbridge; prigozhin; prigozhinobsession; putin; russia; shoigu; wagner
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1 posted on 06/11/2023 10:52:22 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Wagner has served it’s purpose. Time for a new, cheaper group. Three Dog Night? The Knickerbockers? Little Anthony and the Imperials?


2 posted on 06/11/2023 11:05:27 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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3 posted on 06/11/2023 11:09:27 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Enough with the nuts and crooks. Send in some real soldiers!


4 posted on 06/11/2023 11:10:40 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: marcusmaximus
Ukraine's Offensive Begins: Burning NATO Equipment vs. Layered Russian Defenses

Update on Ukrainian Conflict for June 10, 2023:

- Ukraine’s long-awaited offensive has begun, including all types of NATO-provided armor and weapons;

- Visual evidence is emerging of burning Leopard 2 tanks, US Bradley fighting vehicles, and other equipment as Ukraine struggles to punch through Russia’s security zone and reach its first defensive lines;

- Both Western and Russian sources are reporting heavy Ukrainian losses;

- Since Ukraine’s fall offensives last year, Russia has mobilized 300,000 additional troops and established multiple layers of defenses;

- Regardless of Ukraine’s performance, NATO does not have the ability to supply Ukraine with the equipment and ammunition to sustain operations for any length of time or to hold gained territory against a Russian counter-offensive;

Follow Alex and Alexander of The Duran for daily updates regarding Ukraine:

5 posted on 06/11/2023 11:13:59 AM PDT by Kazan
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Ukraine has liberated more territory in the past 5 days than Russia has captured this entire year.


6 posted on 06/11/2023 11:16:22 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Russia’s Potemkin army running like rabbits again.


7 posted on 06/11/2023 11:39:00 AM PDT by lodi90
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wrong.. The Bakhmut area captured alone is substantial in size. You spew bull$hit as bad as the other side which lowers your credibility. We will see by Fall of this year what the lines look like. Im sure it will change back and forth and likely end up close to what it is now.


8 posted on 06/11/2023 11:57:19 AM PDT by davidb56
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Tell your Putin to say goodbye to his land bridge.


9 posted on 06/11/2023 12:01:21 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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This guy knows he is a dead man walking. He can’t go to the west, where he would be arrested. He can’t stay in Russia because they would kill him. And he can’t go to the ME or Africa, because we would kill him.

Sucks to be him. Those walls must be getting a little tight as they close in on him.


10 posted on 06/11/2023 12:07:14 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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Additional footage of the ex-Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia

The Russians had a bad day ☠️☠️☠️

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1667965879231959040

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1667960290531475456/video/3


11 posted on 06/11/2023 12:09:37 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Video:

“Where is your commander?”

“Don’t give him a hint”

“Have you been drinking?”

https://twitter.com/PStyle0ne1/status/1667965879231959040


12 posted on 06/11/2023 12:21:58 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Ukraine has liberated more territory in the past 5 days than Russia has captured this entire year.

BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE LIES marcus the maximus......


13 posted on 06/11/2023 12:54:08 PM PDT by icclearly
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That's lie, Marcus. Ukraine took over a small village, nowhere near as big or as contested as Bakhmut.

The Russians couldn't care less. What the Russians care about is killing Ukrainian invaders and destroying their tanks.

77 of the 300 tanks that were rounded up Ukraine for this bloodbath have already been destroyed.

14 posted on 06/11/2023 12:56:57 PM PDT by Kazan
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Prigozhin is pushing his luck. He may come to regret that later on after his services are no longer needed.


15 posted on 06/11/2023 1:51:36 PM PDT by jimwatx
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Russians now mad at Prigo for leaving Bakhmut and forcing Putin to send reserves to Bakhmut to replace Wagner instead of sending those reserves to Zaporizhia. Prigo has to sign the contract by July 1.


16 posted on 06/11/2023 1:57:03 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: JonPreston

Yeah, the drunks!


17 posted on 06/11/2023 4:29:41 PM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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Are you giving Prighozin his talking points Marcus?

Lol

Sounds like u wrote em

He should get a polonium tuna sandwich detector

Putins love for him has limits id imagine


18 posted on 06/11/2023 4:39:28 PM PDT by wardaddy (Technology is not by default an improvement )
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Ukrainians are not invaders in their own country. It’s funny that you, an avid supporter of Russian invaders, would call them that.


19 posted on 06/11/2023 4:43:20 PM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: marcusmaximus

too bad putin is an evil man. he doesn’t know how to appreciate help. I assume he just ‘expects’ it

Another lawsuit againt putin/russia:

‘32 countries join Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia in UN court under Genocide Convention’

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/9/7406178/

it’s more and more likely, no matter what happens, putin will be killed or locked up


20 posted on 06/11/2023 4:53:08 PM PDT by Sunsong
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