Igor Girkin called for Yevgeny Prigozhin's removal as the head of the Wagner Group.
Although Prigozhin is an ally of Putin, he regularly criticizes the Kremlin and especially defense officials for setbacks in Ukraine. He made headlines in the fall of 2022 for his criticism of the Defense Ministry and Russia's defense minister, Sergei Shoigu.
"If he wants, he can come to the council of commanders and ask to become the head of the Wagner PMC," he wrote.accused Prigozhin of"deliberately misconstruing" his criticism of the latter's political aspirations as an attack on the Wagner Group's fighters. The former Russian commander also accused Prigozhin of continuing to commit his forces to support operations in Syria and African countries instead of to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The Wagner Group has been accused of committing human rights violations in other countries where it is present such as Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan and Mozambique.
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