The leader of a prominent group of mercenaries seemingly gets a pass from the Kremlin for his criticisms of Russia's military.
, but the Institute for the Study of War think tank in January said the two have drifted apart due to Prigozhin's public rebukes of Russia's defense ministry and military leaders.
The supposed rift between the men began at the beginning of the year when Prigozhin said his Wagner troops were responsible for the capture of the Ukrainian city of Soledar. When Putinfor Russia's success in Soledar without mentioning Wagner, Prigozhin responded by saying the Kremlin was not giving due credit for his work.
Prigozhin has continued to make it known he's not shy about sharing his opinions, and just this week he publicly disputed an ISW assessment that Wagner's relations withcommand had improved. In a Telegram message, he called ISW's report"fake" and said he would not"exchange ammunition for [his] guys even for friendship with God."
This picture taken on July 4, 2017, shows Russian businessman and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin prior to a meeting with business leaders held by Russian and Chinese presidents at the Kremlin in Moscow. Prigozhin seemingly gets away with publicly chastising Russian officials, which is not common in Russia.During the course of the war in Ukraine, Prigozhin has openly lost his cool when speaking of Russia's military.
What may surprise outside observers is how Prigozhin gets away with such public and vocal attacks on Russia, especially when one considers how Kremlin critics often have a tendency of
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