Wagner Founder Releases Recruitment Video: Belarus | Recruitment | Soldiers | Russia | Wagner Group | Africa | Wagner | Prigorn
On August 21st, Wagner Group founder Prigoren stated in a video that Wagner is continuing to recruit soldiers, which will make Russia stronger and Africa more free.
According to a report by Russian television on August 21st, the official account of Wagner Group Telegram released a video of Prigorn's speech on the same day, with a caption saying, "This is a long-awaited news, we have resumed work.". At the same time, the post also provided the phone number of the Wagner Recruitment Center in Russia.
In the video, Prigoren stated that Wagner is recruiting new members and will work hard "to make Russia stronger on all continents" to continue "completing the established tasks.". Meanwhile, Prigorn stated that Wagner is also working hard to help Africa become "more free". For the sake of justice and happiness for the African people, Wagner has been pursuing extremist groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, and other bandits.
In this video, Prigo is fully armed and stands on a vast grassland, with military trucks and several soldiers visible in the background. Prigoren did not provide a detailed explanation of the specific nature of the "established task", and the specific time and location of the video shooting were also unclear. RT reported that this video was "clearly filmed in Africa.".
Wagner Group previously released a recording on social media on July 31, which reportedly contained a statement made by Prigoren regarding Wagner's recruitment plan. In the recording, Prigoren stated that Wagner has suspended the recruitment of new recruits and will continue its activities in Africa and Belarus. But once the motherland needs to establish a new team that can protect national interests, Wagner will definitely start a new round of recruitment.
Since Wagner launched the rebellion, the whereabouts of Prigoren and Wagner Group soldiers have become a focus of attention from all walks of life. According to previous reports from Agence France Presse, some Wagner soldiers have gone to Belarus, while others have gone to Africa.
Recently, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia have announced an increase in troops to their borders with Belarus due to concerns that the Wagner Group's transfer to Belarus may affect border security. In addition, after the coup in Niger, the West suspected that Wagner would intervene in the country's situation. The Russian side responded that Russia will not cause chaos or intervene in the Niger coup, and emphasized that any interference in Niger's internal affairs will be "counterproductive", while Western countries' accusations against Russia are "covering up the failure of their policy towards the African continent.".