Prigoren said "no", they nodded, the details came! Putin finished speaking privately | militarily | Putin
According to TASS on July 13th, Russian President Putin stated in an interview with Businessman that since Russia does not have a private military organization law, such companies, including the Wagner Group, do not legally exist.
According to the report, when asked by reporters whether the Wagner Group will continue to serve as a combat unit, Putin stated that the issue of legalizing private military groups is not easy to solve and needs to be discussed by the government and the State Duma. However, so far, such companies, including the Wagner Group, do not exist legally.
Putin said, "Wagner's private military group does not exist!" He pointed out that Russia does not have a private military organization law, which means "there is no such legal entity.".
Putin said, "There is this group, but it does not exist legally. This is an independent issue related to actual legalization, but this issue must be discussed by the State Duma and the government. It is not simple."
Putin believes that the situation of the Wagner Group is "very clear and easy to understand for Russian society.". Putin said, "Wagner's ordinary soldiers have performed exceptionally well in combat, so... it is regrettable that they have been involved in these events... I would be very cautious in expressing this."
Putin told reporters that when he met with representatives of the Wagner Group in the Kremlin on June 29th, he "evaluated their performance on the battlefield, as well as their behavior in the June 24th incident," and "showed them several options to continue fighting.".
Putin said he offered several employment options to attendees. He said, "They can gather together to continue fighting. For them, there will be no change. They can continue to be led by the original commander. When I said these words, many people nodded. And Prigor, who sat in front, couldn't see everything behind him. After listening, he said, 'No, our soldiers don't agree with this solution.'"