Russian MP names reason for Wagner mutiny

 

The group’s chief, Evgeny Prigozhin, feared that Moscow would cut its funding, Andrey Kartapolov has claimed

Wagner Group private military company founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. ©  Sputnik/Elena Kopylova

The Wagner Group was the only military formation that had refused to sign a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry shortly before it launched its insurrection last week, senior Russian MP Andrey Kartapolov said on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters, Kartapolov, who heads the State Duma’s Defense Committee, explained that several days prior to Wagner’s mutiny, the Russian Defense Ministry had declared that all military groups should sign contracts with it, describing the policy as “absolutely correct.” 

“Everybody apart from Wagner… complied. Apart from this gentleman [Prigozhin], who refused,” the MP said.

Faced with this rebuttal, the Russian authorities told the group that it would no longer be involved in the military campaign in Ukraine, Kartapolov stated. “This means that there will be no more money, no more financial or material resources. And for Mr. Prigozhin, money is a factor, an important one, maybe even decisive.”

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