'Moscow fat cats will try to take revenge' against Prigozhin following his attempted rebellion, Igor Girkin warned on Monday.
blogger who rose to prominence for leading Russia's military during the 2014 annexation of Crimea. Last year, he was also found guilty of participating in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine.
Wagner Group founder and leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen. Russian Federal Security Service officer Igor Strelkov also known as Igor Girkin is seen on September 27, 2022. Girkin wrote in a Telegram post on Monday that the Russian government should execute Prigozhin following his attempted rebellion over the weekend.In a Telegram post Monday morning, Girkin called for the government to execute Prigozhin.
"I don't think that all Wagner commanders and fighters deserve to be shot. But to hang 'Cook' for the rebellion and the murder of our officers is simply necessary for the preservation of Russia as a state," he wrote. Prigozhin's fate remained unclear Monday amid conflicting reports from Russian media and remarks from leaders about whether or not he would be charged over the attempted uprising. Over the weekend, while Wagner fighters continued marching to Moscow, iStories reported that Putinreached out to the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment via email.
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