Russia's FSB opened a criminal case into the mercenary leader after he said Russia bombed his men and challenged its justification for the Ukraine war
In a series of Telegram posts on Friday, Prigozhin – who has frequently criticized Russia’s traditional military hierarchy – accused them of “trying to deprive us of the opportunity to defend our homes and instead hunt down Wagner PMC.” He said his forces were “ready to compromise with the Ministry of Defense to hand over our weapons and find a solution how we will continue to defend our country.
” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that Putin is aware of the situation and “all necessary measures are being taken,” according to state media RIA Novosti. Ukraine invaded under ‘false pretenses’ Earlier on Friday, Prigozhin furthered his ongoing dispute with military leaders in a highly critical video interview where he said Moscow invaded Ukraine under false pretenses devised by the Russian Ministry of Defense, and that Russia is actually losing ground on the battlefield.
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