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For the Kremlin, both liberal opposition and Russian nationalists seem to represent an equal threat. In order to eliminate any competition and portray Vladimir Putin as a “moderate leader”, Russia’s ruling elite has started brutally suppressing any kind of criticism of the way the country’s Defense Ministry conducts the so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine.
As he claimed victory in the battle for Bakhmut, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner private military company (PMC), gave another of his firebrand interviews.
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The Wagner Group boss is becoming increasingly critical of the way the war is being run.
As he claimed victory in the battle for Bakhmut, Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner private military company, lambasted Russian defense officials and the elites who shield their sons from the battlefront.