The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation wants to take control of the mercenaries of Wagner PEC - ISW

According to analysts, the Kremlin wants to continue to act abroad, in particular in Africa and Syria, but not as an independent group. After the military rebellion of the head of the Wagner PEC, Yevgeny Prigogine, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation wants to take the mercenaries under control. This applies to even those units operating in Syria. Analysts from the American Institute for War Research (ISW) have stated this.

The new report of June 29 states that, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Vershinin, flew to Damascus to inform Syria President Bashar Assad that the "Wagnerivtsi" will not act as an independent organization. The mercenaries arrived at the Russian military base in Latakia.

In addition, it is reported that the representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry informed the President of the Central African Republic of Fosten-Arkanzh Tueder and the leadership of Mali that the Wagner PEC will continue their activities in their countries. But, as expected, under the control of the Kremlin. According to analysts, the "nationalization" of Wagner PVC will help the Ministry of Defense of Russia to include mercenaries in regular armed forces.

However, the foreign activities of the Wagnerians will not be much changed. The report states that Alexander Lukashenko's agreement concluded through the Belarusian politician will eliminate Wagner PEC as an "independent player". However, the Kremlin has not yet shown that it is ready to nationalize mercenaries. The leadership of the Russian Federation may still determine how much the activities of the Wagnerians will move.