Putin backs military in dispute with Wagner PMC.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has sided with his top military chiefs over the mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, calling for Russia's "volunteer detachments" fighting in Ukraine to be placed under the direct control of the defence ministry. This decision undermines Prigozhin, who has turned Wagner's role in the capture of Bakhmut into an outsized public profile in Russia that he uses to berate Putin's generals and promote himself. Putin's intervention is seen as a big boost for the defence minister Sergei Shoigu, a longtime ally of the president who has faced political pressure for Moscow's faltering efforts in Ukraine.
- Putin sides with military chiefs over placing Wagner under direct control The Guardian
- 'When U.S. Air Force Bombed Wagner....': Putin Ally Prigozhin fumes Again; Blasts Russia's Shoigu Hindustan Times
- Vladimir Putin sides with Russia's military in clash with Wagner Financial Times
- Wagner's Prigozhin rebuffs Putin's demand for fighters to sign defence ministry contracts Reuters.com
- Russian Private Military Companies Thriving Due to War with Ukraine The Moscow Times
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