Yevgeny Prigozhin, convict-turned-businessman, recruits soldiers from Russian prisons to fight in Ukraine. 'It's just so out of the realms of fantasy that this former convict is going to fly around prisons in his helicopter,' journalist Shaun Walker says.
Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty ImagesA poster displays a Russian soldier with a slogan reading"Glory to the Heroes of Russia.". As the Russian military has struggled in the war, tens of thousands of mercenary soldiers, many of them convicts recruited from Russian prisons, have joined the fight.the company that recruits and fields the mercenaries, the Wagner Group, as well as the colorful past of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
"The basic pitch is six months: It's going to be horrible. It's going to be very difficult. If you try to run away, we'll shoot you. If you don't give your everything, we will shoot you," Walker says."But you go to the front, you put in your service ... after six months, you're free to go." in his helicopter and offer people salvation for fighting for him at the front, and then lead these battalions of prisoners to their almost certain death," Walker says."It's so dystopian that it's really hard to believe. But yet it has happened."He's a big guy. He's got a shaved head. He speaks in quite coarse language. It's clear that this is not a polished guy. This is not a particularly well-educated or cultured guy. ...
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Wagner boss laments 'shell hunger' as photo shows bodies piling upYevgeny Prigozhin has reiterated calls for ammunition to fight for the Kremlin in Ukraine.
Consulte Mais informação »
Ukraine live briefing: U.N. to vote on resolution calling for Russia to leave UkraineUkraine's foreign minister called on all members to vote for a U.N. peace resolution to end the war ahead of the Russian invasion’s first anniversary, as Biden promised to defend 'literally every inch of NATO.' Here are today's live updates on the war.
Consulte Mais informação »
Putin’s Chef Gets More Ammo for Wagner After Corpse Pic StuntYevgeny Prigozhin had complained about a lack of supplies in the most gruesome way possible.
Consulte Mais informação »
BBC Studios Signs First-Look Deal With Shaun Murphy’s Big Owl PicturesBBC Studios is gearing up for next week’s Showcase event by signing a global first-look deal with former Warner Bros. Australia TV boss Shaun Murphy. The agreement gives the BBC’s comme…
Consulte Mais informação »
History As It Happens: One Year of War w/ Anatol LievenThis is the second episode in a two-part series marking the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022. The war in Eastern Europe will determine whether Ukraine can maintain its sovereign independence achieved in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia’s war is a direct war against Ukraine, and an indirect conflict with the U.S., NATO, and “the West.” Indeed, over the past year, it has become increasingly difficult to separate Ukraine’s interests from those of the U.S., as both rhetoric about maintaining the liberal world order and material assistance for Ukraine’s defense have flowed from Washington. Barack Obama, in an interview with The Atlantic near the end of his presidency, envisioned a different set of priorities for U.S. foreign policy. Ukraine was a core Russian interest, not an American one, he cautioned. Two years prior, Mr. Obama dismissed Russia as a “regional power” as it annexed Crimea. Fast forward to February, 2022. Days before Russia's invasion began, President Joseph R. Biden announced the U.S. would stand by Ukraine but not only for Ukraine’s sake. Democracy itself was at stake. In this episode, Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft discusses what to expect as the war enters its second year and the dangers inherent in the potential escalation of conflict.
Consulte Mais informação »