Prigogine probably has a patron associated with the Ministry of Defense of Russia - ISW
Analysts noted that the former leader of Donetsk militants Igor Strelkov-Girkin raised the question of why the Russian authorities did not arrest the founder of PEC "Wagner" on his request to "freeze" fighting in the territory of Ukraine. According to the terrorist, the words of Prigogine can be regarded as a call to "violate the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.
" "This accusation may also indicate that Prigogine has a patron, possibly related to the Russian Defense Ministry, which supports the temporary freezing of war in Ukraine for political reasons," American analysts say. The authors of the report believe that Strelkov-Girkin may be afraid of joining the journal for political force, which will persuade President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to stop the fighting after the expected counter-offensive of the Armed Forces.
We will remind that on April 14, Yevgeny Prigogin stated that the Russian Federation has already fulfilled all the "tasks" in Ukraine and can put a point in this war. He also acknowledged that the Armed Forces prepared very well for the future counter -offensive. According to the ISW report from April 17, the founder of the Wagner PEC managed to restore Vladimir Putin's commitment.
The probable reason for this was the disappointment of the Russian President in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation because the capture of Donetsk and Luhansk regions did not take place until April 1. We also wrote that according to The Financial Times of April 21, the authorities of Belarus agreed to sell weapons of Wagner PEC against the backdrop of a critical situation with ammunition at mercenaries.