Evgeny Prigozhin and Wagner fighter in Soledar
According to unsubstantiated claims by Western big outlets, the head of the Wagner Group would be selling out Russian positions to Ukraine’s intelligence.
Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant.
Western media keeps spreading lies and trying to show some kind of disunity and instability among Russian forces. Big outlets are claiming that the head of the Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner Group had met with Ukrainian intelligence agents in Africa to negotiate the leak of information about positions of the Russian armed forces. As expected, no proof of such a meeting was presented, being just another unsubstantiated and illogical report by Western journalists.
In an article recently published by the Washington Post, it was reported that Russian businessman Evgeny Prigozhin would have contacted two Ukrainian officials linked to the intelligence agency “GUR” somewhere on the African continent in order to sell out the location of Russian units on the battlefield. As a source for its serious allegations, the newspaper claims to have some classified US intelligence documents showing such information. The files would have leaked to social networks, thus reaching the Post’s journalists.
The news went viral in the media, being shared and translated by several other websites around the world. Pro-Western analysts used the report as an argument to support the narrative that there is “disunity” among Russians, with Wagner’s private troops conspiring against Defense Ministry’s soldiers. With this type of “information”, such propagandists try to assert that there is an internal conflict, making it impossible for Moscow to organize tactics and plan combat actions effectively. In practice, this helps to strengthen narratives about the possibility of a Ukrainian victory, boosting Western public support for sending more weapons and money to the neo-Nazi regime.
However, it seems that the news reported by the Post is untrue. Wagner’s commander responded to the “speculation dumped by the Washington Post” and stated that it would be “physically impossible” for him to travel to Africa, which would be enough to eliminate any suspicion in this regard. He emphasized that the last time he went to Africa was a few months before the start of the special military operation, which is why he believes that the newspaper is speculating or deliberately spreading disinformation.
In fact, it is not difficult to prove the veracity of Prigozhin’s words. He has been on the frontlines most of the time since the beginning of the operation, attending his troops on the field and daily sharing photos and videos of the real situation of the conflict. Contrary to what is common among PMCs’ leaders around the world, Prigozhin does not command his troops remotely, but remains with his soldiers on the frontlines, which is why he has become broadly respected among Russians. So, it is really hard to believe that he has recently traveled to another continent.
In addition, there are other important issues to be analyzed. For example, logistically, it would also be virtually impossible for Prigozhin to operate such a long trip at this time of security crisis. The businessman has already been the target of attacks and assassination attempts, and it is safer for him to remain in the conflict zone than to undertake long trips – even more so to supposedly meet enemy agents, which would certainly be seen as a “trap” to eliminate him.
Also, there is the most important fact, which is the clear Western attempt to take advantage of Prigozhin’s behavior. Wagner’s boss constantly makes “controversial” statements on his social networks, sometimes criticizing Russian officials and making it appear that there are conflicts of interests between his PMC and the Ministry of Defense. However, according to basic principles of military strategy, this sounds like a distraction tactic. The objective seems to be precisely to confuse the enemy, making it appear that Russian forces are disintegrated and chaotic, when in fact they act together to achieve relevant objectives.
The media ignores the military factor in Prigozhin’s behavior and tries to endorse the Russian “disunity” narrative, but fails with its unbelievable accusations. Even among Ukrainians and Westerners, criticism against Prigozhin is usually focused on pointing out his pro-Russian “fanaticism”, with no questioning of his loyalty. So, it will be definitely difficult, if not impossible, to prevail the narrative that he is betraying the Russian army.
The practice of spreading fake news and distortions is an inseparable part of the West-Ukrainian strategy in information warfare. Serious and unproven accusations targeting Russian officials have already become commonplace. However, in some cases, the exaggerations are so evident that the tendency is for the narratives to fail – and this is precisely the current case with Prigozhin.
western media will always lie. they are used as part of the western military intelligence disinformation system
most often but not always. the wise can discern.
the word “lies” comes to often and too easily from your lips (or pen). there is some degree of disagreement of course. as for the prigozhin… a blind man with a stick could see that this is a feinte. nice move by the russians btw. i.e. ukrainians are supposed to think there is disunity and send more into the meat grinder. of course, it’s a well laid trap. sf is playing its part nicely.
desperate propaganda from chancers. it’s facts and figures that count. the us and its nato poodles have already lost their war in the donbass. they figure this war and their sanctions would weaken russia but it has only made it stronger and more respected internationally. move over usadmin and take your nato poodles with you. your time is done. not even your own people want you, or respect you, or trust you. it’s not a good look.
you people are pathetic ruzzian scum, hope you starve this winter bot
learn to spell you halfwit. you won’t starve because you are paid good money to sit in the gov’t cubicle for your master.
they make up lies all day and night, it’s their job. it’s either this or lies about china and russia betraying one another or lies about how china’s economy is going to falter just like they lie how russia is losing to ukronazis terrorists, lies and lies but not random lies, these lies are strictly to serve western imperialist interests! ps: idk why but capital letters no longer show on southfront… they get converted into small letters.
instead we invent facts.
lololololol and believe them too lolol come on that is funny
hehe, i cant understand the level of instant total retardic issues in some sites about him, what is it, that managed to piss of so many, for something about critcis of the russian armys logistics, and then hell broke loose, witch i found much more intresting that the man, witch so far i can judge, takes care of his boys as any good “general” should do. grow the f…. up.
lügen haben kurze beine!
funnily enough the same thing happened to rommel in ww2…
having served his country heroically and having reasoned late in the war that all was not well or indeed what it seemed and that the war was in fact fake.. in truth being run by a third party above the ‘theatre’… for reasons quite different to those stated.. just like this nonsense..
he was accused of treason and ‘executed'(suicided)… because that’s what happens to men that value truth.. in the midst of deceit..
suffice it to say “talk is cheap”!… and it’$ the only weapon left in the amerikansky arsenal!…
ruzzians seem to like talking a lot more you scum
all the us / west has are their lies . facts and truth are their worst enemy .
natostan is eating itself like the proverbial viper and as its anglozionazi army is evaporating in rump ukrpalnd the only “battle” it imagines it’s winning is for the cynical, jaded “hearts and minds” of its own captive tax cattle in the so-called west. mother russia cannot lose this war against the sickness and depravity from the sewer of ussa and its vassals and that is obvious to anyone that still has a functioning brain cell.
the reality is of course the poisoned livestock that lined up for the jewjab are the same cattle that are buying the ukrap lies. time is not on the side of the cattle or the scum that herds them. z and lots of it!
anyone that still hasn’t grasped the prigozin fun and games needs to listen to ex al ciaduh analyst, ray mcgovern on ewetueb…. it’s all just smoke and mirrors for the natostan morons to chuck more rump ukrap canon fodder on the wagner dumpster grill. of course the idiots don’t get it. they were under the illusion that they could destroy mother russia. yaaaaaaawn.
that’s what happens when you let bolshevik chosenite filth turn your nation into an open seething sewer of jezzibels and demons gender retarded by hollyweird perversion. z and lots more of it until the sewer is blown.