The Kremlin says the status of the Wagner mercenary group needs to be reviewed.
This comes a day after President Vladimir Putin said the group has no legal basis to operate in Russia.
Last month’s short-lived rebellion against the military leadership by the mercenaries was the most serious challenge to Putin’s 23-year rule.
The fate of the Wagner group and its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have been a mystery since the mutiny.
Journalist Yulia Shapovalova is live in Moscow for the latest updates.
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Russia is complicated and surprising, most of the time. 😅
That is why so hated…Or loved …😂
AnotherBullshit report from al jaz. Clickbait. The Russian constitution says no private army can operate IN RUSSIA. So what? Blackwater doesnt operate in America. Doh, fools.
Russian Constitution forbids recruitment, as well, but all Wagner recruitment offices are in Russia. Thanks for your half-truth, though.
@MrSlanderer you’re the one that mentioned ‘recruitment’ not me
Deus é amor ❤️🙏 criou você perfeito.😔🛐🌈
😂who is he fooling or doping now because according to the Russian propaganda channel they re reserved to jump into the fight again for the first time.But still they rent assigned to the military but those who signed the contracts are back in Ukraine in their base..Thr lying wont stop soon in Russia as another General.was fired for speaking the truth ,kinda like Prigos words he marched for the same thing he complains about.Lack of ammunitions supply being held back by top generals while their army is subsiding on the battlefield.😂
Listen to “Douglas Macgregor – The Worst Nightmare Came” and you will immediately regret what you just wrote. 😂
Western paid media can not be trusted in this planet
Account created 5 months ago 🤣
An out of touch dictator saying others have no authority. 😂
Yulia Shapafalova is my favorite reporter and she is very unbiased❤❤❤
she will drink tea with poison tomorrow
As and when Bakhmut falls , one would expect Prighozin to get real vocal , if not then we will know he is finished ?
Relax …Nobody finished. And the war of the Thrones is on 😊Just watch another series…😂
Yulia makes everything that is Russian sound heroic… a bit silly actually
What irony. A wanted International Criminal Court felon talking about legal status.
Go arrest him then.
Преступный запад! Сколько горя причинили, сколько стран уничтожили, и вы нам будете говорить о законе??? Все ваши законы написаны исключительно для вас,чтобы легче было обманывать и наживаться, только джунгли)) не хотят больше пресмыкаться, живите по своим законам сами!!!
putin needs a brain surgery
ICC is a joke u still didn’t get
I thought they were operating in Russia annexed lands so which is which Mr midget
another Russian slap on the face of Africa,
what made Wagner terrorist group legitimate to operate in Africa ?!
Some African leaders are criminals themselves, so they naturally cooperate with other criminals
Ruzzia is fake . Get Out From Ukraine!!!
In Russia, the law comes from the mouth of Putin. For a long time, Wagner has been operating legally and was even funded by the Russian government in their fight against Ukraine, according to Putin. But now, Wagner cannot operate legally because Putin said it😜🥺
Just watch new chapter 😂😂😂…
Is a final chapter…
He never claimed that Wagner was operating legally in Ukraine, neither before nor after Special Military Operations began. He only allows and recommends Wagner! 😂
Putil is so ungrateful.
Private military companies were supposed to be illegal in Russia going back years, but that did not stop the Russian state from employing them anyway.
‘Russian law’ is an oxymoron. Russia is a mafia state. The criminals are running the government.
It is illegal for them to operate in Russia. Fine for them to operate in Ukraine but now, as the area where the fighting is happening is now Russia, they can no longer operate there. This is hardly a story at all and certainly not a source of confusion to Russians.
that is a lie, they were never illegal. A new law voted in January and took effect on 1st of July made it illegal
I guess they did what they had to do
@Jay Me : Liar. You Russians can’t even keep your own narrative straight. Putin announced the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to Russian in September 2022. And Wagner has been fighting in those areas from September 2022 to June 2023. So, if your lie was true, Wagner would not have been fighting in the SMO from September 2022, but it has been.
Putin is a comedian. He broke all legalities by starting a War, including war crimes and he lectures others about legalities?
What a NUT!
But, what he said was true. 😂
The problem is not Wagner to operate, but dictatorship in Russian Army
Oi , don’t you worry! Nobody is fool here. Definitely, war is going on and Putin needs good soldiers to fight. And Wagner are the best. Why do think Putin called Prigozhin and his commaders to talk???
Prizgozhin is likely dead.
Proof
It had no legal base to operate before, it just suited Putin to use them so he could deny any of their crimes. Nothing to do with me.
Keep obsessing about Russia and Putin Al Qaeda News network. Why is this news or surprising to anyone? PMC’s are illegal in Russia. How about you turn you attention to something news worthy such as the failed retrograde and suicidal ukrainian counteroffensives?
The Wagner Group is not part of the Russian Military. They are Mercenaries for hire.
As long as they fight for the Kremlin side, all good.
Putin: “We paid and supplied Wagner.”
Also Putin: “Wagner has no legal basis to operate.”
In Russia. I am certain you were born with 2 ears, use them
@Alieth”headquarter”, not personnel base.
@shahed911 roky
The Russian Private Military must sign a contract with the Russian Defense Minister despite the fact that the Private Military is already illegal in Russia!
It’s amusing how people twist words and hunt for someone to blame.
@Norman Also, Russia and Prigozhin only admitted to Wagner’s existence last year, exactly for that reason: Mercenary business is illegal. They needed a major war for the government to get away with turning a blind eye. Ever since the Kremlin and Russian MoD started receiving complaints of ammo shortages, they began demanding that these “volunteer detachments” sign defense contracts.
@MrSlanderer
True
When the stormy wind passes – the wicked vanishes,
but the righteous rests on everlasting foundations.
The NATO and European Union countries helped to create the Kremlin Frankenski so they need to supply Ukraine with all it needs to dismantle this creature, including NATO membership. May Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Andrey Sheptytsky, Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky, Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky and all Ukrainian saints, First Testament Prophets (Elijah, Ezekiel, Joel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Amos etc), Jewish holy men and women, St Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, all the angels, St Peter and Paul, St Benedict, St Mary MacKillop (Australia), St Joseph, St John Paul II and St George ask the Almighty to help Ukraine. May it be freed from Russian oppression. May all who have died RIP and may relatives and friends be comforted.
He’s distracting the fearful citizens. His interest and investment in Wagner is too big to forfeit! The real money they bring is not generated from Russia.😅
Those looking for Prighozin; those missing him in Action, He’ll be back. When the time is right he’ll appear.
in a coffin
She literally told you he was sat in front of Putin during that interview
The once and future king?
Never bite the hands that feeds you
Lol f oo the lyer
Putin’s a wise man
Ha ha yeah and I’m a brain surgeon
finland, trump, prigozhen, sweden, what is the limit of putitins genius?
Spot on. Everything is going according to plan. Pootin made NATO more stronger with the inclusion of Finland and Sweden.
How does this woman speak freely like this in Moscow??
It was because the Federation allowed it.
she will be flying out the window tomorrow
Because it is a Democracy 😊
From an undisclosed safe house?
Because she chose so
Russia has no legal basis to operate in Ukraine but that doesn’t seem to bother them
😂😂😂What a muppet this dictator. Now, doesn’t suits him.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine never had any legal basis either. Merely based on a pack of Putin’s lies as the head of Wagner confirmed.
The reporter act like she discovered new information about Wagner that no ones is aware of. Wagner operations is public information, available to anyone. All this information has been on Goggle search for years
Putin has got to go and Prigozhin is an angry evil elf
Putin is the law.
Que os cidadãos russos despertem desta imersão….✨
Who the fk is Putin ? Isn’t that that Clown that crawled up out of the sewerage that was the kgb
The public must be confused? “How will State media explain it to the Russian people?!?” Hmm… are you guys confused?
There’s nothing confusing about it, Russia has taken away the legality of Wagner and is moving Wagner under state control because of the attempted coup. A non story to make Russia look bad and its citizens stupid. Let’s talk about why NATO won’t lay out a plan or timeline for Ukraine to join after the war.
Legal? Wagner been operating for years, what has legal got to do with it? So is invading Ukraine legal?
putin the gay
Still Wagner Group is Illegal under Russian Law (If That Functionally Exists). Illegal or Not they’re a Private Company so, How are they Paid? Do they have an Existing Contract and if so was that Contract Breached …or not? They have a $Billion budget BUT WHAT GUARANTEES THEY GET PAID? maybe just whether Putin decides to or not…..Sign – Or Go Home!
You really butchered Yulia’s last name at the end there 😂
Nope, he said it right
@Mahir Rahmanat 3:40? He stumbled and added an extra syllable.
Putin has no Spiritual Status to pontifficate – he is merely trying to drag Russia and the world down to his unspiritual selfish level… lack of perceptive humanitarian vision such has a price to pay.
we know what the two criminals are planning. something new?
Ya, and Russia has no legal basis to be in Ukraine and occupy part of Georgia. It’s a Special Operation so that Putin can invade Ukraine unilaterally, and he does not conscript soldiers for Ukraine, only for military preparedness. Moreover, mercenary groups never had any legal basis in Russia according to Russian law but it doesn’t seem to have any issue putting them on the payroll and supplying the weapons for Ukraine, and to further Russian influence in Africa, which Wagner could change at any time since it doesn’t need Russia to fund any of that. Wagner has clients other than Russia. Prigozhin is the chosen leader of Wagner, not the owner nor founder. It’s as business like Blackwater.
Which country is next to employe wagner group?
Right 👍
Didn’t the Roman Empire have these big mercenary armies, and after awhile they turned on them.
It seems different.
@Fikar Rusdiawan , History tends to repeat itself and some people think they have an interesting idea that was already used in the past.
Putin also not have basis 😀😂😂
Next, Putin needs to declare Russia gas no legal basis to operate in Ukraine.
Nice work
When it no longer meets putin’s interests.
True story. The amount putin paid to wagner in 2022 is more than russia has spent on education. A new wagner soldier is earning $4000 per month while teachers earn $300. And as far as i know the teachers didnt shoot down 8 aircraft and kill 15 pilots in a mutuny.
But teachers may be conscripted or contracted by a PMC.
So isn’t it illegal to invade another country, destroy their country & murder poor innocent families?
He’s really a thurg how could he alter search how do they operate then can he explain
Putin and Boris Johnston have one thing in common, you can’t believe a word that they say,
Hey! That’s my father you’re talking about
@Curt Johnston
To me is my uncle
Al Jazeera biased against Russia and toes a line in between West and East
Putin do you not understand the word mercenaries mercenaries come and go as they please where they please
we are always with Putin no matter what Putin is the supreme behind Erdogan
Pootin’s puppet, you deserve pity.
Under the SPELL of small Putin who has ruled Russia for 23years,
Weather he rules or ruins Russia, you are sheepishly behind him.
There you go…
Putin says that now after a lovers spat.
Good luck on that one, Vladdie.
Things of Putin’s russia dont have to make sense to the world. Whatever he feels, he does or says… poor chap probably needs to mental support
People might think you are the one that needs help
Vladolf Putler is like a devil . He has no friend he is acting like a jilted husband.
Once beaten,twice shy.
Putin is pathetic, he is a second rate leader with limited intelligence and now strategic vision.
This reporter clearly admires pathetic people.
Coup
It is not a twist, if you did your job to report facts instead of pushing a narrative you would know that a law was passed in January by the state duma that makes it illegal for PMCs to operate on Russian soil unless they have a contract with the Russian army, the law kicked in on the 1st of july, the wagner guy didnt want to sign a contract hence his “mutiny” that was asking for financial compensation that the Belarus President gave him….🤡s
Rebellion was inside Russia and just as the French Foreign Legion is not allowed to operate within France. And like the French legion the same with Wagner group receive state funds to fight abroad. Nothing strange!
The Legion is an official part of the French Army. Wagner is a corporation. Read a book.
Same as any intelligence secret agent. No big deal
OMG😂 THIS IS LAUGHABLE
Revelation 12 : 9, 10…Mankind is being attacked by wicked angels who rebelled against God…Do not let the demons control you…Revelation 20…Revelation 21 : 3, 4, 8…
💩tinz Z a bearfaced LIAR!! Good question, who then got the $1B then, terrorist? Smacks of mediocrity, that happens running the “Kremlin circus 🎪” show….
Wagner has no legal basis to operate only after they threatened Putin with a mutiny. How convenient.
I have yet mastered the failures of state of Russians,
Most of the time, Russia surprises and is complicated.
When is the nightmare in Ukraine and Russia going to end ?
I’m betting he already knew from the start Wagner was illegal in his own laws. He’s just kept this card as leverage.
WHO ARE THOSE TERRORIZING AFRICA THEN ??
This is hypocrisy why ghey wore hired only when they turned the other cheek turned outlaws corrupted pollued this world to shame who you are you know very well human suffering will end all mankind that 8s inevitably don’t mess with nature
Evil Wagner Group
I would have thought that War Criminal defendants have no legal basis to pretend to be President.
This is meaning what ever Wagner doing in Belarus had no direct contact to the Kremlin. Which mean if Poland trying to bring troops into Ukraine to “Trying to protect Ukraine people”, Wagner can attack without asking Russia.
Oooh .. It’s like bickering grannies having a bun fight .. Russia really needs an honest HONEST stateman as leader if it wants to stand on the world stage.
But Putin has been candid about Wagner.
Will someone please get this woman out of Russia?
Putin created wagner and now illegal?😂😂😂
He didn’t say anything wrong, if you examine the law on this matter in Russia. The existence of a Wagner PMC is not recognized (de jure) by the Federation and its operation itself is prohibited within the ‘sovereign’ territory of the Federation.
@Fikar Rusdiawan uhav problem in ur brain🤣🤣
Since 24 February 2022, Wagner Mercenaries operating along side the Russian Army in Ukraine.
Russian President Putin (2023): Wagner has no legal basis to operate.
How amusing that he can cover it up his own error.
The Wagner Mercenaries are dying for Russia, and the Russian President merely denounce them. It is to be expected that their own soldiers are treated as nothing more than cannon fodder.
Well the Vatnik invaders have no legal basis to be annexing vast parts of Ukraine, but here we are.
Stop lies… you play us a video footage where Putin said what you allege..🤣😂😂western media houses are useless now..none can trust anything you..
We know Mercs are Illegal in Russia AND Internationally …However Wagner is Run by Prigozhin who just so happens to be a Close Business Associate of Putin IF NOT actually, A Friend. The Kremlin, Liars Central … seems the West is again being Duped by the Kremlin.
😂😂😂 he gas all of a sudden got wise. Alk srama
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