![]() ![]() Whatever happened behind the scenes his confirmation that he's going was not a surprise, for a number of reasons. ![]() In his Sunday Times interview confirming his plans to quit as defence secretary in September and leave parliament at the next election Ben Wallace said he told Rishi Sunak his plans on 16 June. "Based on recent announcements by Russian officials, the state is likely prepared to accept Wagner's aspirations to maintain its extensive presence on the continent," the UK MoD said.īy Jon Craig, chief political correspondent Wagner handed over 2,000 pieces of military equipment, including tanks, to the Russian defence ministry on Wednesday before a "small contingent" of its fighters arrived in a Belarusian camp yesterday, the UK MoD said,Īt the same time some Wagner-associated social media groups "have resumed activity" - though they are focusing on the group's activities in Africa. The future of the Wagner paramilitary group has been unclear since Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a mutiny against the Russian army's top military brass last month.Ī secretive deal made between the mercenary leader and Vladimir Putin was followed by confusion over Mr Prigozhin's whereabouts and reports from the Kremlin about disagreements between him and some of his commanders.īut this period of "confusion and negotiations" may be coming to an end, according to the UK defence ministry, which said an "interim arrangement for the future of the group has started to take shape". ![]()
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