Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who He leads Wagner’s mercenaries groupHe said plans to run for president in 2024 elections.
“I’m about to come politically out. Looking at everything around me, I have political ambitions. So I decided run for president in 2024. for president of Prigozhin said in video posted on cable.
Prigozhin said he expected it compete for this post with former President Petro Poroshenko and current President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“If I win Presidential election of Ukraine, then everything will be fine, guys; “The missiles will not be needed,” he said.
In response to a question about the reason for his complaint about the lack of ammunition supplies from the Russians defense Industry nor buy Prigozhin himself said if he bought everything with belong to him moneywould be “the administration of the state, not a business. “
According to him, Wagner group It needs about 10,000 tons of Ammo worth Almost 1 billion dollars a month.
Of the casualties, Prigozhin said, “The fighters die In the war in anyway; This is how war was invented one army kills last.”
He refuted the allegations that he was in Collaborators with Ukrainian authorities andfor money and raise of Punishment “will leave battle area “at the right moment”.
“I’m not going anywhere. The question is – who took the money when we were ‘made Signal of Goodwill surrendered Kherson, Kharkiv regionand many other regions? ” military heads.
In a separate statement, Prigozhin announced That Wagner Employment Centers have opened in 42 Russian cities.
New fighters are coming there who We’ll go side by side with us to defend their country and family. to make common future and protection memory of the past. We’ll go forward Despite massive resistance of Ukrainian Armed Forces. Sticks though in The wheels are stuck in We’re all over this move, Prigozhin said.
Prigozhin is at odds with Russians military Chiefs, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and head of General Staff Valery Gerasimov.
the head of Wagner group a lot times openly questioned the competence of The Russian Defense Ministry and its senior officials expressed their doubts of “Jealousy” of the Ministry. for Wagner’s Successes, W in communication with that – that – of Intentionally causing obstacles to groupincluded cutting supplies of Ammo.
