Before the start of the Europa-Forum Wachau in Austria, President Rumen Radev commented to the media on the dynamic situation in Russia. "We need to know the real reasons for what is happening - whether Prigozhin's goal is the overthrow of Putin, or his old quarrels with the Ministry of Defence and the struggle for supremacy at the front," the President said.
Whenever a mercenary army is formed, heavily armed, and when there are criminals in it, there is always a problem with it when the war is over, in this case even before the war is over, added the head of State.
"If the Russian government consolidates its forces against Wagner's limited presence, I don't think the private military company stands a chance. It's always a challenge when there are heavily armed mercenaries and criminals," Radev said.
He noted that what is happening in Russia will definitely affect the dynamics of the conflict in Ukraine, and that this is no longer just an internal political problem, because potential military actions on the territory of Russia are also involved.
Bulgaria's reaction should be to strengthen its defence capacity within NATO, Radev said.
On Friday, Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin accused the Russian army of shelling his group's camps at the behest of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. He threatened to stop this by force. Claiming to have 25,000 fighters, Prigozhin, 62, called on the Russian army and the Russian people to join him, while denying that he was staging a coup d'état. In response, Russian security services launched an investigation against him for calling for armed rebellion.
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