Putin set the task of Prigogine: why Wagner PVC is storming Bakhmut and Soledar
When I read numerous analytical texts and reports devoted to the strengthening and weakening of the role of the founder of the private military company "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigogine, the possibilities of the "Wagner" after the war, the role of "radicals" in Russian social and political life, I immediately mention "self -defense ", - writes Vitaliy Portnikov for Crimea.
Because in the short existence of this "public initiative", as in a drop of water, the whole history of a "private military company" was reflected. In the first stage of the process of occupation of Crimea, Vladimir Putin, Russian special services and the army, it seems, simply did not want to speak on his own behalf. There were doubts about the efficiency and effectiveness of the next "special operation", and in the case of failure, the Kremlin was likely to be responsible for local agents.
Even then, when it became clear that the processes continue successfully, on stage there are no longer "fighters" self -defense of the Crimea ", but" polite green men ", which, however, are in no hurry to recognize themselves as who they are really - Russian servicemen - . And finally, when the process of occupation is replaced by the annexation process, Putin personally admits that the whole "operation" was performed by Russian armed forces.
"Wagner" is the same decorative structure, confident as "self -defense An independent "politician", such as Sergey Aksyonov. Before Prigogin, probably set a specific task - to act where Russian power structures and special services do not want to glow. That is why the role of Wagner PEC is so great in regional conflicts far from Russia -In the Central African Republic, Sudan, Small.
And that is why Prigogine can afford what Russian troops cannot afford-to recruit prisoners as "cannon meat" with one and only one and entirely Logical purpose is not to allow the Ukrainian military to relax in a situation where the generals are busy with the training of new mobilized and the creation of plans for a new offensive on Ukrainian lands. And, it is worth admitting, with this task "Wagnerivka" cope.
When talking about the huge losses of this "private company", they forget that these losses are all the meaning. Prigogine does not think about the loss, he is sure, he thinks about the execution of the assignment. They may argue that if Prigogine would not be influential, he could not afford the attacks on high-ranking officials-Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoig, Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov or Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Belov.
However, the indicator of influence is not expressiveness, but the effectiveness of attacks. Officials who are criticized by Prigogine simply do not notice, their hardware weight does not diminish. By and large, Shoigu, Gerasimov and Beglov, on the one hand, on the other, these are different "circles of hell", and the circle in which Prigogine boils can not affect the fate of the residents of the near circle of Vladimir Putin.
In addition, the ability to criticize officials should confirm the legend of a "private company", although everyone is well aware that "Wagner" is a continuation of special services. So I would not pay attention to how Eugene Prigogine loses or loses her position. I would pay attention to where Vladimir Putin is used today. Not only in Soledar or Bakhmut.
It was this week that the government of African country Burkina-Faso, a strategically important state in terms of French military presence in conflict zones, said the termination of cooperation and withdrawal of French servicemen. The President of the neighboring Ghana Nano Akipho-Addo in December last year at a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken claimed that Wagner had already settled in Burkin-Faso. "Today, Russian mercenaries are on our northern border.
Burkina-Faso agreed to hire a Wagner group and do what the little one did," and instead, "I think they were allocated a mine in south Burkina-Faso. What these people are acting On our northern border, we have a special concern in Ghana, "he said. Now, in the Uagadug, they do not hide their ties with Moscow.
The news of the withdrawal of French troops appeared shortly after the meeting of the Russian ambassador to Burkin-Faso Alexei Saltykov with Prime Minister Burkin-Faso Faso Appoliner Kielma de Tambela. And after diplomats in Africa, as a rule, Russian "mercenaries" appear. And this is the answer to the question, why such as Eugene Prigogin is generally needed by Vladimir Putin. Today-"Self-Defense of Crimea", then-Donbass, king or small, and now "Self-defense" Burkina-Faso.