It seems that the commander of the Wagner Military Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, does not stop rebelling, but this time his voice really worries the Kremlin, especially since he crossed the red line.
Indeed, the phrase he said during one of his recent statements, about what he called the “old man of Moscow” or the happy grandfather, may have drawn “the line of his political and military end”, although he returned and hinted yesterday, Thursday, that he could be referring to Russia’s chief of staff or even Sergei Shoigu’s defense minister, Valery Gerasimov, in an attempt to divert suspicion from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But many of his Russian Telegram followers were sure he meant “Mr. Kremlin.”
From Prigogine’s previous videos
“happy grandpa”
In one of his angry videos from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, where his fighters are fighting and they are also being killed by the hundreds, Prigozhin asked why “the missiles are in warehouses, and my forces are at the fronts.” enemies.” And he added: “All this is happening, and the happy grandfather thinks that everything is in order.”
And the phrase raised thousands of questions about who Prigozhin was referring to, especially since the title “grandfather in the basement” is one of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s favorite titles to describe Putin surrounding himself with iron. security protection.
It also prompted some in the Kremlin to seek his removal, according to a new Meduza report. Sources close to the Kremlin said the founder Wagner’s statements began to “seriously disturb the country’s top leadership.”
Security Arrest
After weeks of harsh criticism of officers and senior military officials, Prigozhin is now seen as a serious threat to the Defense Ministry, sources close to the president told Meduza.
The same sources also said that it became clear that the man who was once called Putin’s chef does not operate “as a member of one team working for common interests, but has his own project, especially in Bakhmut, for profit.” . influence on the Department of Defense to make Wagner a force.
She also confirmed that the phrase “happy grandfather” outraged some Kremlin circles, especially since this comment was clearly perceived as directed at the Russian president, despite subsequent justifications.
And she pointed out that this time he has already crossed all the “red lines”, so some Kremlin officials are preparing to launch a smear campaign against him, especially if he continues his statements.
Another source expected the security services to intervene and arrest him.
Will there be even more excitement around the name of Wagner and his tense relations with Moscow in the coming days?!
