“There is a real possibility that the Kremlin will no longer fund the group,” he pointed out on his Twitter account, recalling that Wagner is going through a process of “cuts and reconfiguration” to “cut back on salaries.”
Britain’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) assured on Sunday that there is a “real possibility” that Russia will stop funding the Wagner Group mercenaries.
According to the latest MoD intelligence report on the situation of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has “acted against some business interests” of Wagner’s owner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, since he launched a failed “riot” against the Russian military last June. .
“There is a real possibility that the Kremlin will no longer fund the group,” the Defense Ministry said on its Twitter account today, recalling that Wagner is going through a process of “cuts and reconfiguration” to “save on salaries.” from his staff. in these times of “financial pressure”.
“If the Russian state stops paying Wagner, the Belarusian authorities will be the second most plausible payers,” the British intelligence report said.
According to the Defense Ministry, passing the bill for mercenaries in Ukraine would mean a “drain” to “the modest economic resources” of a country like Belarus.
Source: EITB
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