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Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said president Putin should tell the world Russia has achieved the aims of its āspecial military operationā
www.independent.co.uk
Russian president Vladimir Putin has been urged to end the war in Ukraine by the head of the Wagner mercenary army deployed by the Kremlin.
Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Russia had taken a āfat chunkā of Ukrainian territory and said president Putin should tell the world Russia has achieved the aims of its āspecial military operation,ā in a video posted online on Friday night.
Mr Prigozhin also said Russian armed forces - who have suffered severe losses - should defend existing gains.
The Wagner mercenary chief also warned that the Russian people may seek a āscapegoatā for military failures as the war drags on, which could lead to revolutionary fervour.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has been urged to end the war in Ukraine by the head of the Wagner mercenary army deployed by the Kremlin.
Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed Russia had taken a āfat chunkā of Ukrainian territory and said president Putin should tell the world Russia has achieved the aims of its āspecial military operation,ā in a video posted online on Friday night.
Mr Prigozhin also said Russian armed forces - who have suffered severe losses - should defend existing gains.
The Wagner mercenary chief also warned that the Russian people may seek a āscapegoatā for military failures as the war drags on, which could lead to revolutionary fervour.