The United States counted the people and money of the Wagner group. This was expressed in a briefing for journalists by John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the US National Security Council. DEA News.
According to him, according to the estimates of the American side, the number of the Wagner group in the framework of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine is allegedly 50,000 people. At the same time, Kirby claims that the monthly cost of “funding Wagner operations” in this country is more than $100 million.
He did not elaborate on the basis on which such conclusions were drawn.
US administration before bored Export control measures against PMC Wagner.
Prior to this, entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Wagner PMC, commented on the information that US President Joe Biden’s administration was considering the possibility of recognizing the Wagner group as a terrorist organization, declarationThat your PMC does not meet these criteria.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. It was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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Source: Gazeta
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